English Language 4

Subjects for Project Work

2016
Topics based on prescribed books
Shirley Valentine, by Willie Russell
1. A study of vague language in Willie Russells Shirley Valentine.
2. Colloquialism and slang in Willie Russells Shirley Valentine..
2 bis. A study of humour in Willie Russells Shirley Valentine
3. A study of womens language in Willie Russells Shirley Valentine.
4. A study of grammar and syntax in Willie Russells Shirley Valentine.
5. A study of the spoken mode in Willie Russells Shirley Valentine.
In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote
6. A study of genre in Truman Capotes In Cold Blood detective novel or
journalistic fiction?
7. Features of the journalistic style in Truman Capotes In Cold Blood
8. Features of the legal register in Truman Capotes In Cold Blood
Three Tall Women, by Edward Albees
9. A study of vague language in Edward Albees Three Tall Women.
10. A study of humour in Edward Albees Three Tall Women.
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
11. A study of womens language in Toni Morrisons Beloved.
12. A study of power relations Toni Morrisons Beloved.
The French Lieutenants Woman, by John Fowles
13. A study of genre in The French Lieutenants Woman- a Victorian novel or a
parody?
14. The ideological construction of Victorian society in The French Lieutenants
Woman
15. The opinion-shaping genres in John Fowles The French Lieutenants
Woman.
16. A study of generic structure in John Fowles The French Lieutenants
Woman.
On Chesil Beach, by Ian McEwan
17. The social and political scene in 1960s England as seen through Ian
McEwans On Chesil Beach.
18. The metaphoric value of style in Ian McEwans On Chesil Beach.
19. A comparison of plot and structure in Ian McEwans On Chesil Beach.
The Golden Notebook, by Doris Lessing

20. The construction of gender in Doris Lessings The Golden Notebook.

21. The question of ideology in The Golden Notebook
22. The structure of Doris Lessings The Golden Notebook as an expression of
its theme.
The New York Trilogy, by Paul Auster
23. The question of genre in Paul Austers The New York Trilogy: detective
fiction or self-discovery novel?
24. The ludic element in Paul Austers The New York Trilogy
25. The characters identity within the narrative structure of Paul Austers The
New York Trilogy.
26. Paul Austers The New York Trilogy: exploiting author-reader roles within the
detective genre.
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The opinion-shaping genres in the printed press a comparison based on

their generic integrity and generic structure.
The informative genres in the printed press a comparison based on their
generic integrity and generic structure
News articles versus opinion articles a comparison of generic staging
Register and neologism in the media the language of business and
finance.
Register and neologism in the media the language of war and conflict.
Register and neologism in the media the language of fashion.
Register and neologism in the media the language of entertainment.
Register and neologism in the media the language of sport.
Register and neologism in the media the language of science and
technology.
Register and neologism in the media the language of politics.