Narrative Structure Analysis: Labovian Approach تحليل تركيب السرد: طريقة لابوف شيكردنةوي كوتاري كيرانةوةيي: بةتيؤري لابوف

1. Narrative Structure Analysis:
Labovian Approach
BY
Ismail A. Abdulla Perdawdy
Assist.Lecturer, MAinEnglish
Dept. of Information & Library
2014

2. The aims of the seminar
Introducing Narrative and
Narratology
Talking about the importance of
narrative
Introducing Labovian Approach to
Narrative Structure Analysis

3. What is narrative

4. Definition of Narrative 1
A narrative is a text which tells a
story. It differs from most other
types of text in that it relates a
connected series of events,
either real or fictional, in a more
or less orderly manner.
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‫ي‬
َ
‫خةيال‬

5. Narrative is the
recapitulation of past
experience.
Definition of Narrative 2
Narratology is the science
that studies narratives.
What is Narratology?

6. What are the types
or forms of
narrative

7. Types/Forms of narrative are
Parables

8. Types/Forms of narrative
Myths/Epics and Poems

9. Types/Forms of narrative
Tall tales

10. Types/Forms of narrative
Novels and short stories

11. Types/Forms of narrative
Plays
Julius Caesar Hab û Nabû/ Rajab

12. Types/Forms of narrative
News

13. Why telling stories
What are the functions?

14. We tell stories to…
teach lessons
So relate the
story;
perhaps they
may reflect
(Al-A’araf: 176 )

15. We tell stories to…
Entertain

16. We tell stories to…
give information

17. Narrative and Labovian Approach
William Labov

18. In Labovian Approach narratives have 6
elements:
1.Abstract
2.Orientation
3.Complicating Action
4.Evaluation
5.Result or Resolution
6.Coda

19. Each of the six answers a question of the
listener or reader
What was the narrative about?
1. Abstract

20. 2. Orientation
who, when, what, where?

21. 3. Complicating Actions
Then what happened?

22. 4. Evaluation
so what?

23. 5. Result or Resolution
what finally happened?

24. 6. Coda
It prevents any further
questions regarding
the story events.

25. The whole theory
can be seen on the
diagram below:

26. Labov’s
Narrative
Structure
Abstract
Orientation
Complicating
Actions
Evaluation
Resolution
Coda