First Step...
Do animals have language?
What 2-3 areas of linguistics will you tie together with this project?
- Communication styles, dialect, and identity
What do you want to know or explain about these areas? To whom?
- I would like to know if animals do have a style of communication and if so can it be considered a language. Also are there different forms of dialect within specific species of animals. Then lastly do what does the language or lack of language say about the animals identity. I may want to narrow my research down to one animal since these questions are so broad.
What format does this project need to take in order to reach the target audience(s)?
- I would really love to incorporate some videos into this project, maybe not videos that I have created but ones I enjoy. I can also include sound clips of animals "communicating." I would prefer this project to be more interactive and fun as opposed to a written paper.
Where will you look for what you need to know?
- I will be looking for scholarly research on the Lewis databases but also exploring more interesting outlets such as Netflix documentaries. I am sure there are also a lot of informational videos on YouTube.
Do you feel that this will be difficult having only written "research" of what your looking to study?
ReplyDeleteHow will you know that what you read about animal language is completely truthful?
I think it will be cool to see what you come up with because I do think it is interesting to know if they do.
I also feel that you may find some contradictory information although I could be wrong.
Very unique idea Brittany!
ReplyDeleteMy only concern is which animals you will be looking into. You may have to rely primairily on other peoples research as opposed to doing your own field research so that is something to think about.
How do you define language and communication? It seems those concepts will have to be teased out so you can relate the definitions to your project.
As long as you use credible sources I think you'll be okay!
Awesome and interesting idea!
ReplyDeleteTwo questions for you:
1. What animals do you plan on studying? Any animal would be interesting, but I think it would be good to narrow down on which animals you plan on studying.
2. If you choose an animal you don't have access to everyday such as whales, how would you plan on studying them? Just through documentaries?
Something to watch out for:
If you choose an animal that you don't have access to, it might be hard to come to a definitive answer to your question. Or you could depend on other's research too much.
Something cool:
It would be cool to study an animal that you have access to, so you could study it and also look up research to support or contradict your findings.
It's a really cool project and I can't wait to see the final product!
-I think incorporating videos from Youtube would be a great idea to demonstrate the process of communication between the animal of your choosing.
ReplyDelete-I also think substantial evidence would be needed to ensure the credibility of the communication between the animal.
Definitely a cool, unique idea and I think you can do a lot with it.