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Story and Discourse: Narrative Structure in Fiction and Film

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The article was published on 1980-05-31 and is currently open access. It has received 1885 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Narrative structure & Narrative criticism.

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The Forms and Functions of Back Story in the Novel

Marius Hentea
- 01 Oct 2010 - 
TL;DR: Back story is critical for authorial storytelling as discussed by the authors, and it has been argued that the lack of background knowledge can affect the quality of a story's narration. But it is difficult to follow this advice when a story has no beginning or end, as it is known that "a certain nebulous darkness gradually seems to envelope the characters and the incidents".
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The art and craft of sound effects in two radio isiXhosa dramas.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the role of sound effects in Ncedile Saule's radio dramas, namely "ULindithuba" (The one waiting for a chance or opportunity) and "Ndixolele" (Forgive me).
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My Smart TV Agent: Designing Smart TV Persona for Linguistic UX

TL;DR: The purpose of this study is to analyze the linguistic patterns in vocal commands of TV users and to suggest underlying personas of Smart TV agent that appears when users interact with a Smart TV.
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Ark-Eology: Shifting Emphases in ‘Ark Narrative’ Scholarship

TL;DR: The authors presented a summary of recent research on the Ark Narrative of 1 Samuel 4-6 by 12 scholars: Robert Gordon, Lyle Eslinger, Peter Miscall, Walter Brueggemann, Yehoshua Gitay, Robert...

Memorable Encounters: Learning Narratives From Preservice Teachers´ Practicum

TL;DR: Praktik ar en viktig del av lararutbildingen oðr ÞÞ Þ oðÞ en Þ þÞ vÞ bli larare as mentioned in this paper, att for att forsta villkoren forÞ and processer inom praktik maste sarskild uppmarksamhet riktas pa lararst...