Neither Here or There: Travel In Europe (Extract) Flashcards
How is Paris presented in ‘Neither Here Nor There’ ?
Ambiguous account of Paris- clean/hygienic/crowded/old fashioned viewpoint/ Parisians are rude though he believes they have changed to become more accommodating towards tourists.
GAPM for ‘Neither Here Nor There’
Genre- Travel and tourism
Audience- Tourists of Paris (Europe)/ Fans of Bryson (secondary)
Purpose- Entertain, describe personal experiences
Mode- Written mode but takes on aspects of spoken mode such as casual language and direct speech, planned
Key Language features in ‘Neither Here Nor There’
Facts/statistics
Direct address
Declarative sentences
Hyperboles/Superlatives
Tag Questions
Anecdotes
Alliteration
Metaphors
Syndetic lists
Triplets
Juxtaposition
French dialect
Aggressive verbs (French Driving)
Animal Imagery
Personification
Observational humor
Comparative connective
Hedge
