narrative style
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnarrativeandstyle
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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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style
noun
uk/staɪl/us/staɪl/
a way of doing something, especially one that is typical of a person, group of people, place, ...
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(Definition ofnarrativeandstylefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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These are very minor criticisms, however, about an analysis that is truly informative and creative, and unique in its choice of sources andnarrativestyle.
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Thenarrativestylehighlights thematic links and explains important terms such as ' ' isolationism.
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Nor is it helped by the essentially descriptivenarrativestyleof many of the authors, none of whom make their theoretical perspectives explicit.
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Here, a certain number of referents were introduced and then were discussed innarrativestyle.
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The book is written in a straightforward,narrativestyleand sets out the main facts, excluding the experimental evidence or attention to unnecessary details.
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One of the most striking features of thenarrativestyleof the client in ex. 8 is her use of metalanguage.
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One of the most striking features of this book is the very broad,narrativestylewith which events are recounted.
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Children were assigned randomly to either high or low elaborativenarrativestyleconditions and to either a draw-andtell or tell-only reporting condition.
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His ownnarrativestyleshows a preference for doublet forms and for positive statements by oblique or negative tactics.
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Hernarrativestyle, which relies on simple but intelligible signs that invalidate elaborate description, is also indebted to theatrical forms.
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Precisely because hisnarrativestylehas analytical potential, it is unfortunate that the author does not seem to take advantage of it more fully and elucidate these points.
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Grammar and rhetoric are directly exemplified through thenarrativestyle, as will be explained below.
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Cary'snarrativestyle, to begin with, appealing as it may be, also tends to hide problems rather than discuss them.
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While style coding for adults generally includes a continuum from informal ornarrativestyleto formal passage reading and word-list styles, this was not possible for the children.
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Meyer'snarrativestyle, free of scholarly notation, and his use of subtitles to indicate thematic divisions within chapters, should appeal to a popular audience.
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The fifth social constraint, conversational style, included two categories, informal ornarrativestyle, and a formal activity in which speakers transposed sentences from present to past tense.
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Gotham is a tour de force, and this brief review probably does not do justice to its incisive analysis, suggestive interpretations and lucidnarrativestyle.
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Written in a clear and crispnarrativestyle, the book makes compelling reading.
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Brush's works are characterized by her involvingnarrativestyleand wit.
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