This article addresses two subjects relating to the topic of this issue Scandinavian Journal History from a ‘difference approach’ in narratology. means that we assume words like ‘narrative’ and ‘fiction’ are used denote different things it is important distinguish between these uses. We also narrative texts share similar surface structures can still ‘do’ approached differently by readers. The f...

Narrative is one of the fundamental modes of creative expression. Creativity plays a central role in the effective design of film, novels, oral stories, computer games and most other narrative media. Beyond the creation of narratives intended to entertain, narrative is used as a powerful mode of communication in a range of other contexts. Narrative and its creative design plays a role in educat...

BACKGROUND.: The oral an perioral piercing has a long history as part of religious, tribal,cultural or sexual symbolism and nowdays there is a high incidence of oral and perioral piercing in the adolescent population. This practice has a long history as part of religious, tribal, cultural or sexual symbolism. This article reviews current knowledge on injuries or diseases that might be produced ...

This study investigated the oral personal narrative production in 60 Cantonesespeaking children between 6 and 9 years of age. Three language measures, namely Total Personal Narrative Score, Macrostructure Score and Microstructure, were derived from three personal narratives produced by each participant after listening to the sample stories. The participants also completed the Cantonese Grammar ...

Narrative permeates our lives, often without our noticing. We commonly recognise it in conventional arenas of storytelling, such as in the oral tradition, or in prose and film. There is also a long-held classification, narrative poetry within that particular literary art. I am exploring how narrative exists in more subtle expressions, especially within so-called lyric poetry. Can a supposedly n...

A generic audio-based multimedia indexing and retrieval framework is presented. This work is mainly finalized to the development of various digital archives and technologies focused on the creation of a Content Management System (CMS) for Italian Literature specialized on searching, reading and listening. The main general objectives, among others more specific, are: the promotion of reading and...

This study investigated the oral personal narrative production in 60 Cantonesespeaking children between 6 and 9 years of age. Three language measures, namely Total Personal Narrative Score, Macrostructure Score and Microstructure, were derived from three personal narratives produced by each participant after listening to the sample stories. The participants also completed the Cantonese Grammar ...

“Voys Lessons: Whirling Words in Chaucer’s ‘House of Rumour’” examines the lability of sound and its use in the dissemination, transposition, and authorship of stories within The House of Fame , a text exemplifying the mobility and flexibility of misused or unhinged words, as expressed through sound as opposed to text. By engaging the use and interpretation of sound in contrast to words, this n...

Forensic psychiatry has evolved into a recognized specialty. Two core competencies, often overlooked but commonplace in forensic psychiatry, are the constructing of forensic reports and the presenting of oral testimony. This article concerns the written forensic report and conceptualizes it as performative writing. We first review the development of the forensic report's structure over the past...

This paper presents visualizations to facilitate users’ ability to understand personal narratives in the historical and sociolinguistic context that they occurred. The visualizations focus on several elements of narrative – time, space, and emotion – to explore oral testimonies of Korean “comfort women,” women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japanese military during World War II. The vis...