Paris Anthology Flashcards
(19 cards)
What is psychogeography?
The influence of geographical environment on the mind or on behaviour
What is bathos?
An effect of anticlimax
What is Paris syndrome?
Visitors to Paris experience extreme disappointment and culture shock, feeling the city didn’t meet their expectations
What are the 5 things ‘reaching to the top’ says successful answers reference?
- Genre
- Representation (including self-representation)
- Point of view
- Register
- Literariness
What is the minimum number of points you should make for a Paris question?
3
What is the difference between an idiolect and a sociolect?
Idiolect = individual speech patterns
Sociolect = speech patters of a group
What is the difference between endophoric and exophoric storytelling?
Endophoric storytelling = telling a story about a location you’re currently in
Exophoric storytelling = telling a story about another location
What is a mobile narrative?
A story told primarily or exclusively through mobile devices, often leveraging technology like geolocation or augmented reality to create an immersive, location-specific experience
What is phatic talk?
Small talk, no real function other than maintaining personal relationships
Name Grice’s 4 maxims
- Quality
- Quantity
- Relation
- Manner
What is Grice’s maxim of manner?
Avoiding ambiguity
What are pragmatics?
The ways in which context contributes to meaning
E.g. for an American audience, Rick Steves being the voice of the walking tour changes the meaning because he’s a trustworthy, beloved figure there
What are prosodic features?
The ‘sound effects’ of spoken language
E.g. stress, intonation, elongation
What’s the first thing you decide when you’re given a transcript?
Whether it’s scripted or spontaneous
What’s the difference between scripted and spontaneous speech?
Scripted = audio guide or advert etc
Spontaneous = unplanned e.g. Mike and Sophie
Give an affordance and limitation of spontaneous speech
Affordance: authentic, individual perspective
Limitation: Quality
Give an affordance and limitation of scripted speech
Affordance: Crafted = good quality
Limitation: Rehearsed = inauthentic
True or False?
Anna and Zara are an example of spontaneous discourse
False
What 6 things are used for A03?
- Genre
- Audience
- Mode
- Perspective
- Journey
- Purpose
