I will look at the language change in modern writing from TV programs set in older eras such as around the 1920’s and I will look at comparable issues within these programs and comparable audiences.

 I am planning to collect three scenes from three different TV programs that are period dramas these could be selected from a few options such as:

Downton abbey

Mr. Selfridge

Peaky blinders

House of Elliot

 I am planning to pick a comparable scene from three programs such as a pregnancy or a family feud and see how the scenes compare to each other as the characters may be of different class and wealth. They must have comparable audiences so that the show would be aimed at the same type of people otherwise the writing would change and be suited to another type of audience. This will also help me see the language change in modern writing from an older era. I plan to collect this data by searching the Internet for scripts of the shows however these may not be accessible and if not then I will have to watch the scene myself and transcribe it and I could even use the subtitles for aid however these may not always be accurate.

As my data will be collected from different tv channels there may be a slight difference in the type/style of program that I am collecting data from and the programmes will have different subjects to them and will therfore may make it hard to get similar issues throughout all of these shows.