Below is a run down of what preparation I completed before writing up the notes on my field of research, grammar.
The first step I took was to print off and photocopy the different pieces of text that we intended to use. I then numbered each text 1-5 so that when I wrote up notes I was able to refer to the text specifically. This method was more to aid myself rather than a group decision. I then began a simple annotation method where I highlighted features and wrote small notes at the side of the text. These notes were then extended in to a more detailed analysis on a seperate piece of paper. This took the format of a table with the headings, "Letter No, Feature, Analysis". From this, I could expand notes on the features which were interesting and/or useful to our project.
Before I began the analysis, I decided it would be beneficial to make a simple list of the aspects of grammar that could potentially arise in the texts. This helped me in the sense that I knew exactly what to look for and was easily able to identify features of grammar. It also ensured that I would not analyse aspects that perhaps somebody else in the group was researching. The sub-sections that I came up with were:
· Verbs (Tenses, infinitives, base forms, modals, primary auxiliaries…)
· Adverbs (of time, place and manner. Note that these often end in ‘ly’)
· Nouns (Abstract, proper, common…)
· Pronouns (Personal, possessive, interrogative, relative, demonstrative…)
· Adjectives
· Determiners (the definite and indefinite articles, quantifiers…)
· Prepositions
I also looked at punctuation and Standard English although do not discuss these in great detail.
During annotation, I found other features which could be interesting to discuss but unfortunately, they came under the category of something else, for example, Lexis so I did not elaborate these ideas.
After I had done this preparation, I began to write up my findings. These findings will be on the blog in due course.
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