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Narativna analiza kao metoda uvida u diskursnu konstrukciju identiteta
Narrative analysis as a method of research into discursive construction of identity

Author(s): Martina Podboj
Subject(s): Sociolinguistics, Migration Studies, Philology, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Hrvatsko filološko društvo
Keywords: qualitative methods of discourse analysis; spoken discourse; narratives; positioning identity; migrant women;

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents narrative analysis as a qualitative research method focused on language at the suprasentential level and on the structure and social function of narrative as a specific discursive genre, which is a rather under–researched area in Croatian linguistics. The first part of the paper presents a short historical overview of the development and current trends of narrative analysis in linguistics, sociolinguistics, and various discourse analyses, with a special emphasis on the inquiry into identity construction in narrative discourse. The second part introduces a possible model of narrative analysis, based on findings from a larger empirical research on identity construction in personal narratives of migration.

  • Issue Year: 46/2020
  • Issue No: 90
  • Page Range: 239-264
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Croatian