personal narrative
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpersonalandnarrative
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personal
adjective
uk/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
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narrative
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈnær.ə.tɪv/us/ˈner.ə.t̬ɪv/
a story or a description of a series ...
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(Definition ofpersonalandnarrativefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In this report, the case study is presented through the student'spersonalnarrativeelicited through email communications, interview and compositions.
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In this sense, therefore, thepersonalnarrativeof dementia sufferers is never lost.
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We should note that the concept of "personalnarrative" might suggest an idiosyncratic, subjective account.
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It would be disingenous not to include here another part of mypersonalnarrative.
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Over time, it became apparent that each case-study revealed fragmented pieces of an informant'spersonalnarrative.
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If apersonalnarrativeis told from a third person perspective, it is labelled as a vicarious narrative.
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From knowing to telling : the development of children's scripts, stories andpersonalnarrative.
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The writer had abandoned the individual andpersonalnarrativeat this point and reverted to official phrases and slogans.
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The finding that all informants still possessed apersonalnarrativeand, hence, a sense of narrative identity is, again, of importance from both theoretical and therapeutic stances.
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In contrast, in thepersonalnarrativetask (both open-ended and structured), the likelihood that the child's rendition of the narrative was not the first increases greatly.
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It is hard nonetheless to dismiss altogether the vividness of firstperson reportage, for the drama of apersonalnarrativeunquestionably diminishes if the protagonist plays second fiddle.
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Schizophrenia certainly disturbs bothpersonalnarrative-generating processes and the sharing of organized affective dynamics with others.
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This book is, first, apersonalnarrative.
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Joe begins the show by offering up a tiny but fundamentalpersonalnarrative.
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Oral storytelling is an effective way to search for a good topic for apersonalnarrative.
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There is an emphasis onpersonalnarrativeand translating the philosophy of yoga and other spiritual traditions into practical reflections.
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Clients have reported the slow emergence of apersonalnarrativethat can be considered explicit (conscious) memory.
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Notions of celebrity, sensationalism, and the mystery of the actresss ownpersonalnarrativecome into question.
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