‘Paris For Children’ From The Rough Guide To Paris

Question 1

Genre and mode

Answer 1

-Travel guide.

Question 2

Text producer and text receiver

Answer 2

-Parents hoping to holiday somewhere family friendly.
-Parents of young children.

Question 3

Variation, register and representation

Answer 3

-Semi formal which is atypical for the genre.

Question 4

Lexis and semantics

Answer 4

-Syndetic personalisation through pronoun “you’d” shows that the text is family friendly in its semantics.
-“simpler pleasures of city life” adjective “simple” expresses Paris as a place to relax further emphasising how suitable it is for children.
-French lexis “couches a jeter” advisory tone and informs the reader of the French to help them find necessary items in Paris.
-Adverbial intensifier “extremely” presents Paris as friendly, opposite to stereotypes. Dissuades readers concerns about taking children to Paris.

Question 5

Grammar

Answer 5

-Modal auxiliary verb “will” in the deontic domain positively shades Paris and assures the narrate that Paris is so appealing that any family unit can enjoy it.
-Declarative sentence “familiar brands of baby food will be available” reassuring parents that they wont have to worry about babies not liking the food.
-Asyndetic list sums up the options, easy to read as parents do not have a lot of time to sort through guides.

Question 6

Phonetics

Answer 6

-None to note.

Question 7

Graphology and mode

Answer 7

-Photograph used to portray Paris as colourful and vibrant which could attract the children as well as parents, thereby influencing the adults decision to go to Paris.
-Mian body is organised neatly to be accessible to parents.
-Carousel photo insert links to the topic with the awareness that children enjoy them.

Question 8

Pragmatics

Answer 8

-Embodied knowledge is absent as it is a general and impersonal narrative.
-Schema of tourist attractions and information is impressively depicted through specific pronoun choices, including dates and transportation.

Question 9

Narrative and discourse

Answer 9

-The introduction is general in its discourse. “the French” uses the determiner “the” to generalise the French people into one body.
-Triplication in resolution “playground, ice-cream cones and top shops” is also extremely vague making it appeal to a wide audience.