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Narrative Analysis—Or Why (and How) Sociologists Should Be Interested In Narrative
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In this paper I explore the questions of why and how sociologists should be interested in narrative. The answer to the first question is straightforward: Narrative texts are packed with sociological information, and a great deal of our empirical evidence is in narrative form. In an attempt to answer the second question, I look at definitions of narrative, distinguishing narrative from non-narrative texts. I highlight the linguistic properties of narrative and illustrate modes of analysis, paying close attention to both the structural properties of the text and its subtle linguistic nuances. I guide the reader through a detailed analysis of a short narrative text. I show how linguistics and sociology interplay at the level of a text.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Franzosi, R.
- Venue
- Annual Review of Sociology
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 1998-08
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 517-554
- ISSN
- 0360-0572 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-2115
- OpenAlex
- W2104216862
- Cited by
- 558
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 113.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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