The Most Beautiful Walk In The World: A Pedestrian In Paris

Question 1

Genre and Mode

Answer 1

-Partially a memoir.
-Tourist information guide.
-Contemplates what it means to be a walker in Paris.

Question 2

Text Producer and Text Receiver

Answer 2

-Casual tourists.
-Fans of the author.

Question 3

Variation, Register, Representation

Answer 3

-Formal register with a philosophical tone.

Question 4

Lexis and Semantics

Answer 4

-Semantic field of uncertainty “uncertain” “loiter” “huddling”.
-Simile “their quartier as familiar to them as their own living room” real Parisians don’t see Paris as a place but as their home.

Question 5

Grammar

Answer 5

-Imperative sentence “walk with me”.
-Minor sentence, lone paragraph “the walkers” to show their importance.
-Uses complex grammar and a sophisticated register to describe the location surrounding him as well as the Parisian native, reflecting their character on a wider level.

Question 6

Phonetics

Answer 6

-French lexis adds romantic cadence “excusez-moi, monsieur, mais … parlez vous angalis?”

Question 7

Graphology and Mode

Answer 7

-Primarily written.

Question 8

Pragmatics

Answer 8

-Embodied knowledge is strong, shown through careful observations of Parisian walking culture.
-The schema is also used to make analytical observations of the Parisian natives, though Baxter does make some generalisations.

Question 9

Narrative and Discourse

Answer 9

-Spoken quotes from different authors show difference of experience.
Australian narrator/author who has lived in Paris since 1989.