stories are waiting in Paris Flashcards
non-lit
What is the genre?
transcript/advert
What is the register?
colloquial/informal, matter of fact
Who are the audience?
people who want to visit Paris/younger, online format
What’s the mode?
blended (transcripot & audio/video)
What’s the purpose?
to advertise the eurostar, inform and persuade people to go to Paris
What is the subject?
advertising eurostar/Paris
third person pronouns
‘maybe you’ll meet him’
‘her’
addressing different people (never ending possibilities), Paris is inclusive
conditional tense
‘maybe you’ll go here or there’
there’s a condition you’ll go to Paris
spatial deixis
‘here or there’
immersing the viewer, it’s disorienting (so much to do, Paris is versatile)
euphemism
‘this will happen’
trip to Paris could be life-changing
lexical field of dynamic verbs
‘eat’ ‘go’
shows city as an active place, young poeple will never get bored
repetition of modal verb ‘maybe you’ll’
emphasises vast opportunities and the excitement that can be had in Paris
non-diegetic sounds ((wooshing sound))
exciting, Paris is an adventure
male French accent
plays on the Parisian stereotype
diegetic sounds
‘((rollerblading))’ ‘((mechanical clicking sounds))’
adds to immerseve experience (insight into Paris)
