15.3293, Software: Storybase - A Dictionary of Narrative Situations

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LINGUIST List: Vol-15-3293. Tue Nov 23 2004. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.

Subject: 15.3293, Software: Storybase - A Dictionary of Narrative Situations

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Date: 12-Nov-2004
From: Wylie Sawyer < diceymatters at yahoo.com >
Subject: Storybase - A Dictionary of Narrative Situations



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Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:50:39
From: Wylie Sawyer < diceymatters at yahoo.com >
Subject: Storybase - A Dictionary of Narrative Situations


Storybase is an interesting attept at indexing narrative situations.  It is
comprised of over 2,000 unique narrative primitives that have been written
(in English) without gender pronouns and without culture-specific
references.  Thus Storybase represents a common human denominator.

The primitives have been indexed according to the mindset, or mental state
of the 'characters' and the thrust, or action of the situations.  'Mindset'
and 'Thrust' appear to be an attempt at achieving a synthesis of objective
and subjective viewpoints.

Available only for Windows based machines, more information can be seen at
www.storybase.net

Linguistic Field(s):
Anthropological Linguistics,
Discourse Analysis,
Ling & Literature,
Psycholinguistics,
Semantics
Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): English (Language Code: ENG)





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