Paris City Guide

Paris City Guide

1. Structure & Discourse

   • Narration is split into sections, to show different topics
   • General view of what you would go to Paris for
     • All positive to be persuasive
   • Spoken language - script
   • Cohesion is achieved by music playing at the beginning and the end

2. Grammar

   • Proper nouns for French places - compliments the images
   • Abstract noun - 'epitome of romance' - you link Paris to love

3. Lexis & Semantics

   • Positive pre-modifiers - persuasive
   • 'greatest military victories' - exaggeration highlights the greatness of Paris
   • 'live and breathe fashion' - metaphor shows the love they have towards it

4. Phonology

   • Pauses for audience to read information
   • Onomatopoeia of whooshing
   • Alliteration of 'famous fixture'
   • Smaller pauses for emphasis on words
   • 'Traditional French music starts' creates an atmosphere for the audience to be persuasive and interactive

5. Pragmatics

   • Exophoric references of onscreen images