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Bamberg, Michael; Marchman, Virginia – Discourse Processes, 1991
Explores the relationship between linguistic and conceptual structuring of narratives, focusing on linguistic devices used by German and U.S. narrators to identify transitions in text structure. Identifies and outlines two types of narrative orientation: differentiating events and integrating events. (SR)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Language Patterns