Touristic discourse: linguistic features (based on australia.com)

Touristic discourse within its stylistic coloring which is illustrated by the English-language website represented as online-brochure is described below. Particularly, topical lexis, sentences of Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect tenses, using of the toponyms and verbs in the form of the imperative mood are analyzed. Such theoretical aspects as types, characteristic features and functions of the touristic discourse are also observed.