Labov narrative pattern help!

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I understand the idea that all narratives follow a pattern, i am just confused about the oral narrative. I know that Labov believed the 'abstract', 'orientation' and 'action' parts in oral narratives.
But i was wondering if someone could clarify what the 'Evaluation' part of the pattern means? Does this mean a conclusion of the story at the end by the 'teller' as it were, or an evaluation and feedback on the story as it is told?

Sorry if i havnt made myself very clear! Just a bit muddled. :confused:

Reply 1

Kitty-S

I could've sworn I had a sheet about this somewhere but can't find it :s-smilie:

So, used my good friend google instead:

Evaluation - it tells you what the story 'means'. E.g. 'I was getting so worried; I really thought you'd be gone by the time I arrived.'

For more of the Narrative Pattern stuff, see

http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:miCiVPnpzEoJ:www.uel.ac.uk/cnr/documents/CNRWIPJune04Squire.doc+Labov%27s+%22narrative+structure%22+orientation+evaluation&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=2

Hope this helped (even if just a little!)

Reply 2

Kitty-S

I found my sheet, yay! This is a little easier to understand.

Labov's Narrative Structure Theory

Labov researched the effect of social deprivation on language in 1972 and derived his theory of narrative structure form this. He felt that narrative (which refers to everything from telling jokes to oral histories) is central to all forms of written and spoken language.

Narrative can be defined as having clear boundaries, a linear structure, and recognisable stage in its development. These stages are:

*Abstract (summary of story - 'I'm going to tell you about...')
*Orientation (context in which it takes place - 'I was in the shop with Bob...)
*Evaluation (point of interest - 'someone came in dressed as a pirate')
*Narrative (story telling)
*Result (what finally happens)
*Coda (signals the end - 'and they all lived happily ever after')

Reply 3

silence

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=228972

i posted something about it in that topic.

apparently you have two types of evaluations - internal and external. internal would be like that one above "i was worried" or "i thought he looked a bit silly". external ones are opinions formulated at the time of actually telling the story, such as the second sentence here: "he trod in dog **** then kicked him in the face. that was actually a bit mean. anyway....".

Reply 4

Manataegeous

Cheers guys dead helpful :smile:

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