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1. Text 5 A Traveller in Southern Italy – H V Morton

2. Context of product and Reception • Newspaper journalist. Edited the Daily Mail, the Evening Standard, and the Daily Express. • One of the most influential travel writers of him time. • Extremely well travelled. • Written and published in 1969

3. Grammar • Noun Phrases – “ Stony Earth” A noun phrase is either a single noun or pronoun or a group of words containing a noun Or pronoun that function together as a noun or pronoun, as the subject or object of a verb. EXAMPLES OF NOUN PHRASES: EG: John was late. ('John' is the noun phrase functioning as the subject of the verb.) EG: The people that I saw coming in the building at nine o'clock have just left. ('The people ... nine o'clock' is a lengthy noun phrase, but it functions as the subject of the main verb 'have just left'.) • GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF A NOUN PHRASE.

4. Form and Structure • S: Travels through Otranto • P: To entertain and inform • A: Well read, educated audience. • G: Travel writing

5. Figurative Language • Visually Descriptive – Frequent pre-modifiers • Personification – “street struggled up the hill”

6. Lexis • Sophisticated Lexical Field • Latinate Phrases • Formal register

7. Text 21 Ascent to Grasmere – A Wainwright

8. Context of production and Reception • Famous and highly recognised guides to the Lake District by Wainwright • Hand Drawn and Hand written • Published in 1958

9. Grammar • Very long, descriptive sentences • GIVE EXAMPLE:

10. Form and Structure • S: Hiking Paths of the Helm Cragg mountains. • P: To Inform (to entertain) • A: Rambling enthusiasts • G: Walking guide

11. Graphology • Hand-drawn and written including Intricate detail • What are the effects of these graphological features?

12. Lexis • Informal lexis and register • EXAMPLE: • Descriptive pre-modifiers • EXAMPLE:

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