My top 3 favourite investigations so far

1. "How has lexis and semantics changed in rock lyricism from the 1960's to today?"
-This project comes from the language area of change.
-The data I'd collect would be song lyrics from a variety of rock songs from different eras, dating back to the 1960's, and going up to today.
-Pros of getting data: Easy to get, easily analyzable, large source of content to get data from.
-Cons of getting data: Large source of content could be overwhelming, certain songs have sub genres and might not fit into the rock genre wholly.
-Issues I could investigate could be whether the issues presented in the songs represent current issues in the world or relate to a specific problem, like an emotional response, and how they are handled by the artist, or whether or not the target audience has shifted to a slightly younger audience, and the effect it's had on the music and it's meanings.
-First steps include; choosing songs to analyse, listening to them and then researching meanings and  then analyzing them.

2. "Are males more likely to be competitive and females cooperative in a sporting/competitive event?"
-This project comes from the language area of gender.
-The data I'd collect would be a group of males and females engaging in a group activity against each other, like Quasar, bowling, or a video game like Mario Kart.
-Pros of getting data: Easy to do as you only need a tape recorder in a room or microphones on their person and fun to get as you are doing an activity.
-Cons of getting data: Lots of data to analyse and transcribe, quality could be bad due to loud background noises, candidates might not talk as they would know they're being filmed.
-Issues I could investigate: Whether or not language theories about males or females can be reinforced or disproved in these environments, are females competitive or males cooperative?
-First steps include getting teams together and discussing what the ideal place for collecting results would be, plus seeing if I am able to record there easily.

3. "Is the use of spoken lexis between males and females different when playing the same section of a video game?
-This project comes from the language area of gender.
-The data I'd collect would be 3 males and females playing a section from a single player game, like the level of a campaign, or an indie game like Slender.
-Pros of getting data: Easy to do as you only need a tape recorder in a room or microphones on their person and fun to get as you are doing an activity.
-Cons of getting data:  Lots of data to analyse and transcribe, quality could be bad due to loud background noises, candidates might not talk as they would know they're being filmed.
-Issues I could investigate: Whether or not language theories about males or females can be reinforced or disproved.
-First steps include getting candidates and letting them have experience with the game so they know what happens and how to play and then recording and analyzing the data.