French Milk Flashcards
Genre and mode
-Journal which is a graphic novel.
-Travelogue.
Text producer and text receiver
-Young women who are similar to the author.
Variation, register and representation
-Informal through dialectic expressions.
Lexis and semantics
-“Amazing” “delicious” “teeny” noun phrases with premodification to demonstrate her fascination with food in Paris. High frequency adjectives adds to the cliché.
-Personal deixis is used a lot “we” and “I” to represent this as a very personal text with a depiction of Knisley’s own life problems and feelings.
Grammar
-Majority compound and simple sentences.
-Informal text with minor sentence fragments “fume”.
-This allows for a very quick retelling of a story, so that in the short illustration the audience can build a wider picture of Knisley’s trip.
Phonetics
-“FULL STEAM AHEAD” idiomatic expression. Uses capital letters to mimic shouting.
-“Nnng” imitation conveys a sleepy response.
Graphology and mode
-Monochromatic text style.
-Large wine bottle to convey that is what she is most passionate about. Uses perspective sketch of Tin Tin which shows she is inspired by Herge.
-The black illustrations show in their simplest forms both the daily events of Knisley’s trip to Paris.
Pragmatics
-Embodied knowledge is very unique as it shows the mixing of personal feelings and how they become attached to Paris.
-The narrative is not extensive so the scheme isn’t shown to be rich, rather than focusing on stereotypes of Paris.
Narrative and discourse
-Colloquialisms are used a lot “sucker” to represent her truthful feelings and the highly personal nature of this account.
-Temporal deixis is used to begin the text. Labov’s abstract “started the day…” frames it as a retelling of daily events.
-Inclusive pronoun “we” throughout to show the accomplishments and bond in the journey.
