Paris Anthology: Analysis

Paris Anthology: Analysis

1. Paris For Children: The rough guide to Paris for Children

   • Grammar
     • Complex-compound declaratives - balance of Information, advice and descriptions presented with complex forms
       • Directory sentences are fragmented - makes info more compact
         • 2nd person- engages readers ('our') suggests corporative authorship
         • Modality - ('might' 'can' 'will') choice and certainty
           • Lexis and semantics
             • Creativity & humour: (wheelie experiences', 'if you haven't got a child it's worth borrowing one to get in there.')
             • descriptive language: adjectives, adverbs, modifiers: ('insanely expensive but utterly elegant') ('a delightfully idiosyncratic miniature boutique')
             • Idiomatic language conveys a voice: ('rather splendid', 'on the whole', 'be sure to check out')
             • Discourse structure: orthographical conventions - headings, subheadings, icons, bold, italics. These make it easier to navigate.
       • Adverbial/ adjective phrases embedded into sentences via commas, dashes or brackets to act as added Information (parenthesis)
   • Presentation and representations
     • Dense, factual, text is compact and informative. Representations are mostly positive and show the variety of things to do in Paris. The information promotes attractions through accurate depictions.
       • Corporate authorship (multiple writers)
   • Subjects
     • Children, activities, attractions, shopping, parks
   • Purpose
     • To guide and inform
   • Genre
     • Travel guide
   • Mode
     • written

2. NOT FOR PARENTS

   • Mode
     • Mixed written and visual
   • Genre
     • Children's non-fiction magazine
   • Purpose
     • To inform and entertain
   • Audience
     • Children aged 8-11, with an interest in culture and history
   • Subjects
     • Parisian history, architecture and society
   • Summary
     • Introduction: previews information they can expect to find inside
       • The intro uses hyperbolic register constructed through irony (th negative declarative 'This is not a guidebook') adverb and adjective modifiers ('amazingly', 'fascinating', 'huge', 'deadly')
         • The colloquial imperative ('check out') and the repetition of second person future tense ('you'll') to preview contents
     • Inside out and upside down: explores the construction and reputation of the Pompidou Centre
       • Information pages use less hyperbole to create credibility, using numbers and declaratives sentences instead but still keeping a child related register through modifiers such as ('cool')
     • Dem Bones: Presents the catacombs beneath Paris with historical explanations and surprising facts
       • Typology: features operate in partnership with the lexis on the page e.g: capitalised text foregrounds key information and is used to capture the attention of the child reader.
       • Visual and written modes are used to foreground key info. Speech bubbles, help to link info with images. Additionally adds humour and action.
     • Cruise the Carousels: offers a social history of the carousel.
       • Subheadings guide readers, puns, alliteration, idioms and intertextual allusions in subheadings make the page interactive. Text frames and irregular boundaries with colour help to capture the readers attention.