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Author Svensson, E. Birgitta, author.

Title Form-function relations in narrative development : how Anna became a writer / E. Birgitta Svensson.

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource.
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Series Studies in Narrative (SiN), 1568-2706 ; volume 24
Studies in narrative ; v. 24.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Intro; Form-function Relations in Narrative Development; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Introduction; Purpose of the study; The organization of the book; Chapter 2. Theoretical framework; Previous research on narrative and writing development; Narrative development; Form and function development; Packaging; Development of form-function relations: assumptions and predictions; Narrative ability and development; The preverbal message and the event view; Horizontal and vertical narrative axis.
Developmental pathGenre competence and narrative structure; Genre competence; A narrative structure model; Episodes, events, scenes and character activity; Categorization of narrative patterns in a continuum; Writing models; Systemic functional linguistics and written language patterns; Register theory and context; The ideational level; Noun phrases; Lexical density and grammatical intricacy; Logical relations and clauses; The appraisal system; Textual level; Lexical relations; Lexical and grammatical metaphors; From congruent to incongruent language use; Narrative writing and identity.
TerminologyConclusion; Chapter 3. The present study; The texts; Anna; Ethical principles; Reading position and text analysis; Translation from Swedish into English; Conclusion; Chapter 4. Pictorial texts; Narrative structure, ideational level and appraisal; Simple event description; Narrative structure; Ideational level and appraisal; The drawings; Frame story; Narrative structure; Ideational level and appraisal; Expanded event description; Narrative structure; Drawings; Ideational level and appraisal; Form and function; Syntactic structure; Quantitative findings; Qualitative findings.
Information flowPackaging; Noun phrases; Relative clauses; Prepositional phrases; Verbs; Temporality; Tense; Temporal anchorage; Conclusion and comparison; Chapter 5. Exploration and mimicry; Narrative structure, ideational level and appraisal; Expanded story; Narrative structure; Ideational level and Appraisal; Chronological stories; A recount; A chapter book; Narrative hybrid 1; Complex stories 1; Narrative hybrid 2; A horror story; Narrative hybrid 3; Short prose with dialogue; Narrative structure; Ideational level and appraisal; Form and function; Syntactic construction.
Quantitative findingsQualitative findings; Information flow; Packaging; Syntactic packaging; Noun phrases; Relative clauses; Shortened clauses and omissions of subjects and verbs; Coordination of noun and verb phrases; Prepositional phrases; Verbs; Introductory it; Temporality and part-whole relations; Tense; Temporal anchorage; Conclusion and comparison; Chapter 6. Enacting social relations; Narrative structure, ideational level and appraisal; Expanded short prose with dialogue; Narrative structure and the construction of scenes; Ideational level and appraisal.
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Subject Discourse analysis, Narrative.
Discourse analysis, Narrative.
Narration (Rhetoric)
Narration (Rhetoric)
Written communication.
Written communication.
Literacy.
Literacy.
Multicultural education.
Multicultural education.
Psycholinguistics.
Psycholinguistics.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Svensson, E. Birgitta. Form-function relations in narrative development. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2018] 9789027200518 (DLC) 2017058998
ISBN 9789027264251 (electronic book)
9027264252 (electronic book)
9789027200518 (hardcover)