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THE NEWSPAPER TRAIN News article about communication development 1875

Language Change - 19th century - The newspaper train

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THE NEWSPAPER TRAINNews article about communication development 1875

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Genre, Audience and Purpose

Genre- Newspaper ( The Times )

Audience- Upper class interested in publication

Purpose- To inform and entertain

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News papers of the time• The TimesRepresented the view of the wealthy and upper-class.

• The Daily telegraphAlso owned by The Sunday Times but informed about new inventions and latest business models and fashions. Gave a vision of the future

• The Standard

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Class• “No longer a luxury monopolised by Londoners”

- suggests there's been a shift in class.

• “..leading midland towns”- suggests London is no longer the only established place in Britain.

• “inhabitants of the Hardware Metropolis”

- referring to People living and working in industrial city's and towns

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Linguistic Features• Polysyllabic lexis- “unprecedentedly, simultaneously”• Multiple proper nouns- “Bedford, London, St pancreas”• Official titles- “News guard, Messrs, foreman”• Long complex sentences• No synthetic personalisation• Highlighted other business and Newspapers

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Old fashioned lexis• Few words that are no longer used• Phrases that we no longer use including residing in the

vicinity etc…