‘Memories of Places in Paris’: Isabelle and Sophia Flashcards
context of production
part of multi-speaker and one-speaker discourse, Isabelle and Sophia
genre
transcript, spoken language
register
informal
audience
listener in the conversation, a friend
mode
written/spoken
purpose
to inform, their friend
subject
talking about experiences of Paris
fillers - Isabelle
‘um’
shows non-fluency, thinking about how to describe the location of the park to her friend
adverb - Isabelle
‘it started off as just’
emphasises what the only purpose of the park was
hedging- Isabelle
‘I feel a bit sorry’
conveys a small quantity of sadness for the ponies, protecting her positive face needs, wants her friend to accept her story, not judge
adverb - Isabelle
‘occassionally’
wants to protect her image, stereotype of rebellious nature in Parisians
repetition - Isabelle
‘the place’
signifies how even though the park has stayed the same over all those years, she’s changed
adjectival phrases - Isabelle
‘sort of manicured manicured babies’
she admires the French women, reinforces imaged of Parisians being chic, even from birth
quantifier - Sophia
‘quite interesting’
suggests her actual interest is limited, wants her friend to see her as caring/observant for notcining the deprived areas
pauses - Sophia
‘(1)’
she’s making sure she articulates her thoughts so she doesn’t appear flippant or rude
