Labov's 6 Narrative Categories Key Words

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Abstract
The indication that a narrative is about to start and that the speaker wants the listener's attention.
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Orientation
The 'who', 'where', 'what' and 'why' of the narrative. This sets the scene and provides further contextual information.
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Complicating Action
The main body, providing a range of narrative detail.
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Resolution
The final events, the 'rounding off' to give the narrative closure.
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Evaluation
Additions to the basic story, to highlight attitudes to command the listener's attention at important moments. This is the only section that can move around.
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Coda
A sign that the narrative is complete. This might include a return to the initial time frame before the narrative.
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External Evaluations
Often added by the narrator at the time but are not usually part of the sequence of events e.g. this is an incredible story; now I'm getting to the best bit.
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Intensifying Evaluation
A type of internal evaluation. Contributing to vividness via gestures, repetitions, or dramatic words e.g. oooh ouch.
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Explicative Evaluation
A type of internal evaluation. Providing reasons for narrative events e.g. Fred always annoyed Sally because he was so noisy.
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Conversational Analysis
The analysis of the structure and features of conversation.
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Adjacency Pair
Two utterances by different speakers which have a natural and logical link and complete an idea together. A simple structure of two turns.
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Exchange Structure
A series of turns between speakers.
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Turn-taking
The sharing of speaking roles, usually co-operatively.
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Initial Response Feedback (IRF)
A structure in speech that allows the first speaker to feedback on the response of a second speaker.
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Insertion Sequence
An additional sequence in the body of an exchange structure.
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Transition Relevance Point
A point at which it is natural for another speaker to take a turn.
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Topic Management
Control over the conversation in terms of speaking and topic.
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Powerful Participants
Those who hold some degree of status in a conversation and can to some extent control its direction and the potential of speakers to contribute.
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Front

The 'who', 'where', 'what' and 'why' of the narrative. This sets the scene and provides further contextual information.

Back

Orientation

Card 3

Front

The main body, providing a range of narrative detail.

Back

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Card 4

Front

The final events, the 'rounding off' to give the narrative closure.

Back

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Card 5

Front

Additions to the basic story, to highlight attitudes to command the listener's attention at important moments. This is the only section that can move around.

Back

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