Narrative

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I Gusti Agung Nathan Suwidhiantara

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Function?
Narrative? Text? Structure?
Purpose?
Definition of narrative Social function and Structure and language
text and examples purpose of narrative texts features of narrative texts
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Here are some experts’ opinion about narrative
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● Rebecca J. Lukens : a narrative text is a

text, which relates a series of logically, and
chronologically related events that are
caused or experienced by factors
● Anderson, Mark & Anderson, Kathy : a
narrative is a text that tells a story and, in
doing so, entertains the audience.
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Definition Examples
Narrative text includes Fiction and non-fiction
any type of writing that texts such as novels,
relates a series of events movies, biographies, etc
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Social
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To entertain or
amuse readers
through stories
Narrative
Text
To tell stories

Purpose
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Structure and Lan
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Features
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03 Orientation Complication
Introduction of the Exploration of
story and its conflicts. From the
components start till the climax

Resolution Re-orientation
The solution of the Statements about the
conflicts encountered moral of the story
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Temporal
Past Tense Conjuctions Action Verbs
Past tense. What else is Examples: then, soon, Examples: killed,
there to explain? after, before, etc. stabbed, murdered, etc.

Adverb of Character
Time Specification Direct speech
Examples: once upon a Focusing on specific Direct speeches use
time, one day, etc. characters, could be present tense.
shown by name
mentioning.
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03 Linda Gerot and Peter Wignell:

Making Sense of Functional
Grammar: An Introductory

1. Focus on specific participants and individualized

participants.
2. Use of Material, Behavioral, and Verbal Processes.
3. Use of Relational Processes and Mental Processes.
4. Use of temporal conjunctions and temporal
circumstances.
5. Use of simple past tense.
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