‘18 Months Later…’ From Just Another American In Paris

Question 1

Genre and mode

Answer 1

-Online blog.

Question 2

Text producer and text receiver

Answer 2

-Tourists, fans of the author

Question 3

Variation, register and representation

Answer 3

-Informal, conversational

Question 4

Lexis and semantics

Answer 4

-Superlatives “greatest” authors positive view of Paris.
-Proper nouns “Eiffel Tower” “Orsay” helps provide specific information for the audience, giving the narrator a sense of authority.
-Semantics of Paris; alliteration “sights. sounds and smells” help the audience absorb Paris the way the writer has.

Question 5

Grammar

Answer 5

-Not highly complex language, showing that Anne is providing real, truthful accounts of her experiences in Paris.
-Syndetic list “they key to out friends apartment retrieved, codes entered and small elevators crammed with suitcases” used to recount her personal experiences and bring the audience along on the journey with her.
-Colloquialisms/ Americanisms “I paid big bucks” adds a comical tone emphasising how much she spent.
-Rhetorical question “how soon until we can go back?” leaves the audience with a lasting positive representation of Paris.

Question 6

Phonetics

Question 7

Graphology and mode

Answer 7

-More subtly graphology than Encore Une Fois; the graphology improves as the blog has more demand.
-Uses images to summarise, liven and set the theme of the blog.
-Stereotypical image of the Eiffel Tower.

Question 8

Pragmatics

Answer 8

-Anne’s narrative centres around her embodied knowledge providing highly personal anecdotes.
-A strong schema is presented about different and specific topics.

Question 9

Narrative and discourse

Answer 9

-In media res “the united flight from DC…” then moves to past tense “being back in Paris…”.
-Semi formal/ casual when speaking about experiences yet also pans her narrative so that it is focused and poignant.