narrative structure

collocation in English

meaningsofnarrativeandstructure

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narrative
adjective
uk
/ˈnær.ə.tɪv/us
/ˈner.ə.t̬ɪv/
telling a story or describing a series ...
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structure
noun
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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(Definition ofnarrativeandstructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Developingnarrativestructure(pp. 29-53).
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Developingnarrativestructure(pp. 217-253).
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Developingnarrativestructure(pp. 55 - 88).
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Developingnarrativestructure(pp. 1-25).
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Developingnarrativestructure(pp. 89 - 136).
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Developingnarrativestructure(pp. 217 - 254).
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Developingnarrativestructure(pp. 1 - 26).
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Developingnarrativestructure(pp. 175 - 213).
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Developingnarrativestructure(pp. 29 - 54).
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Developingnarrativestructure(pp. 217- 254).
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Developingnarrativestructurein parent-child conversations about the past.
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These narratives most closely resemble thenarrativestructurerequired by the affidavit.
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Likewise, it is clear thatnarrativestructurealso plays a role.
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This is achieved via the novel's formalnarrativestructureas well as its thematic concerns.
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Although rejected, it can still reappear and influence thenarrativestructureof many studies.
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Developingnarrativestructurein parent- child reminiscing across the preschool years.
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Developingnarrativestructurein parent-child reminiscing across the preschool years.
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Evaluation is an aspect of thenarrativestructureof a text.
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This sense of ambiguity is fostered by the complex, multi-layerednarrativestructure.
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What we see here is the influence of both aspectual class andnarrativestructure.
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There are fewer large-scale studies that investigate tenseaspect development from the perspective ofnarrativestructure.
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The authority attaching to the observational report is constructed on the basis of thisnarrativestructure.
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Narrativestructure, evaluation, and temporality are three important dimensions of narrative skill.
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We historians are indeed connoisseurs of contingency, but we are also connoisseurs ofnarrativestructure.
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The deeper sense of the relation betweennarrativestructureand musical structure is never an occasional, momentary or contingent one.
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