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2. Secondly, the macro-location is complemented by a more specific location
which identifies the place, the exact site where the object thematized in the
audiovisual text is physically to be found. In our example, this is the <Cordillera
Blanca> which is situated in the Peruvian region of <Ancash>. This more specific
location is taken care of by the second sub-sequence of the sequence in charge of
describing the physical geographical location. Using a specialized micro-thesaurus,
the analyst may still, as shown in Figure 6.4, determine the type or genre of the
physical place serving to more precisely locate the object thematized in the
audiovisual text. In our case the site in question is a <High plateau> or <Altiplano>.
Figure6.4.
ExtractfromtheASWmicro-thesaurusofphysical
geographicaltypesofterritories
This process of successive and ever-more-precise locations can be refined if we
wish to produce even more detailed physical locations. However, as a general rule,
the distinction between these two levels is largely sufficient. The first level of
location, macro-location, is a sort of general framing, while the second level
