Neither Here Nor There: Travels In Europe Flashcards
Genre and Mode
-Travel memoir/travelogue.
-Personal anecdotes as he depicts his travels and highlights how different he is to those around him.
Text Producer and Text Receiver
-Adults.
-He has a huge following and his fanbase would be his main audience.
-Anyone interested in travelling to Paris.
Variation, Register, Representation
-Informal register due to it being a personal account.
-Tries to entertain his audience.
-Big focus on his memories and emotions.
Lexis and Semantics
-Makes light of negative experiences through humour.
-“Blue haze” unexpected connotations of smoke.
-“Good fellow” comical, stereotypical of typical Londoner and gives insight to the speakers background which is more personal and allows the audience to relate to him.
-Lots of spatial deixis “this” and “that” shows Bryson’s semi-informality and familiarity with Paris.
Grammar
-Branching used to interest audience by creating enigmatic atmosphere.
-Complex and sophisticated use of grammar reinforces Bryson’s impressive and embodied knowledge and strong opinion.
-Use of interrogatives embedded throughout to add to the conversational tone.
Phonetics
-Alliteration of sibilance “sleeping streets” used to create a gentle tone (gentle hiss ‘s’ sound) and reflect sounds associated with sleep.
-Plosives used to depict aggressive traffic.
Graphology and Mode
-Written mode, conversational style.
-Mixed mode due to dialogue.
Pragmatics
-Embodied knowledge is extremely rich, reinforced by analepsis and detailed descriptions and opinions of Parisian natives.
Adheres to most of Grice’s maxims bar politeness.
-Schema of traffic is also rich, though at time exaggerated.
Narrative and Discourse
-Analeptic shifts are used to narrate memories in relevance to present events, giving a more substantiated narrative.
