My
hypothesis is that there will be a vast difference in the chosen language that
is used within the publications. I think that the magazines aimed at younger
girls will use much more selective so that it cannot offend young readers or
their parents.
I have selected 3 of the top women’s magazines and 3 of the top magazines for young girls, I am yet to decided how I will narrow down what texts in these magazines to use.
The communication accomodation theory says that people adjust what they say to accomodate others, it has links with language, context and identity. There are two main accommodation processes described by this theory. Convergence refers to the strategies through which individuals adapt to each other’s communicative behaviors, in order to reduce these social differences. Meanwhile, Divergence refers to the instances in which individuals accentuate the speech and non-verbal differences between themselves and their interlocutors. This theory fits my investagation well.
I have selected 3 of the top women’s magazines and 3 of the top magazines for young girls, I am yet to decided how I will narrow down what texts in these magazines to use.
The communication accomodation theory says that people adjust what they say to accomodate others, it has links with language, context and identity. There are two main accommodation processes described by this theory. Convergence refers to the strategies through which individuals adapt to each other’s communicative behaviors, in order to reduce these social differences. Meanwhile, Divergence refers to the instances in which individuals accentuate the speech and non-verbal differences between themselves and their interlocutors. This theory fits my investagation well.
Courtney - some good thinking here but it is methodology not hypothesis. You hypothesis should be based on your theory reading and tell you what you should expect to find - refer to a theorist's findings.
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