Paris Anthology: Analysis

Paris For Children: The rough guide to Paris for Children
1. Grammar
  1. Complex-compound declaratives - balance of Information, advice and descriptions presented with complex forms
    1. Directory sentences are fragmented - makes info more compact
      1. 2nd person- engages readers ('our') suggests corporative authorship
      2. 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.
    2. Adverbial/ adjective phrases embedded into sentences via commas, dashes or brackets to act as added Information (parenthesis)
2. Presentation and representations
  1. 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.
    1. Corporate authorship (multiple writers)
3. Subjects
  1. Children, activities, attractions, shopping, parks
4. Purpose
  1. To guide and inform
5. Genre
  1. Travel guide
6. Mode
  1. written
NOT FOR PARENTS
1. Mode
  1. Mixed written and visual
2. Genre
  1. Children's non-fiction magazine
3. Purpose
  1. To inform and entertain
4. Audience
  1. Children aged 8-11, with an interest in culture and history
5. Subjects
  1. Parisian history, architecture and society
6. Summary
  1. Introduction: previews information they can expect to find inside
    1. The intro uses hyperbolic register constructed through irony (th negative declarative 'This is not a guidebook') adverb and adjective modifiers ('amazingly', 'fascinating', 'huge', 'deadly')
      1. The colloquial imperative ('check out') and the repetition of second person future tense ('you'll') to preview contents
  2. Inside out and upside down: explores the construction and reputation of the Pompidou Centre
    1. 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')
  3. Dem Bones: Presents the catacombs beneath Paris with historical explanations and surprising facts
    1. 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.
    2. Visual and written modes are used to foreground key info. Speech bubbles, help to link info with images. Additionally adds humour and action.
  4. Cruise the Carousels: offers a social history of the carousel.
    1. 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.

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