Visiting Paris

Question 1

Genre

Answer 1

Transcript of a conversation between two UK-born university students - Mike and Sophia.

Question 2

Register

Answer 2

Informal - we get the impression that the two speakers are friends or at least acquaintances, which leads to an easy conversational tone.

Question 3

Audience

Answer 3

Originally a closed audience involving only the speakers, but the slightly self-conscious way in which both speakers add details, back channel politely and ask each other questions to prolong the dialogue suggests that they are aware their conversation may be shared more widely.

Question 4

Mode

Answer 4

Spoken mode - this is evident throughout by the use of fillers, interruptions and frequent supportive back channelling.

Question 5

Purpose

Answer 5

Seems to be share information and recount some stories of their experiences in the city.

Question 6

Subject

Answer 6

A wide array of experiences are touched on briefly in this relatively fast-paced conversation. The two move from discussing typical tourist experiences - the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre - to exploring the more sinister aspects of the city, such as pickpockets, con artists, and buskers demanding money on the metro.