21.795, Qs: Narrative Analysis: Model Divorced from the Data

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Subject: 21.795, Qs: Narrative Analysis: Model Divorced from the Data

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Date: 12-Feb-2010
From: Beverly Grimes < bevgrimes1 at hotmail.com >
Subject: Narrative Analysis: Model Divorced from the Data
 

	
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Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:14:59
From: Beverly Grimes [bevgrimes1 at hotmail.com]
Subject: Narrative Analysis: Model Divorced from the Data

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To what extent can a theoretical model be divorced from the data it 
was originally from?

I'm thinking of writing a paper on this. I will answer with reference to 
Greimas' actantial theory. I plan to analyze some passages from the 
Bible to support any claims made (possibly some parables).

My plans/claims so far seem flimsy and not particularly substantial and I 
would appreciate any ideas, suggestions for reading, and topics/areas 
that would need covering in such an assignment.

I am a Masters level student and this assignment isn't for any credit. It 
was just a "food for thought" question posed by a lecturer at the end of 
a narrative lecture and I thought this sounded like an interesting topic 
to try to write about.

I would appreciate any help.

Kind regards,

Beverly Grimes 

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis
                     Linguistic Theories
                     Sociolinguistics




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