Constructing your questions depends primarily on the logical connection of your hypothesis with the problem you are trying to solve. But you must have a logical scientific connection to solve the question that needs to be scientifically answered.

Hi Regine,

I think it's rather difficult to answer your question without knowing a bit more about your research project. With CDA in mind for what? Ashkan's reply assumes (perhaps rightly) that you aim to carry out some kind of textual analysis. If so, which text or texts, and why?

Brian Poole I am working rather, on the "CNA on the Experiences of Gay and Bisexual Male Rape Survivors." I am planning to use hermeneutic phenomenology as a theoretical underpinning. I have devised some research questions which are:

I just want to know if I'm taking the right path for this communication research

From a CDA perspective, you have a good start as long as you are studying a social problem. But, to ask such a question at this time is a bit early since research questions change throughout the process of writing. What is necessary is that you need to identify how this study is a CDA one , what linguistic features you are studying and how they relate to oppression and inequality , what theoretical predisposition you adopt. You need also to specify your data collection procedures whether through interviews or writing .I think your questions are a bit confusing as the answer to first question is to be provided by your data collection technique. Your second question may have several answers as rape survivors might represent the meanings of rape and of their experience using metaphorical expressions or might use conventional opposites or any other linguistic feature.