THE “JUST-SO STORY” IS A NARRATIVE: APPRAISAL ANALYSIS IN A SOCIAL SEMIOTIC APPROACH TO GENRE

MAGALHÃES, Celia M

doi:10.1590/1981-5794-e15161t

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE • Alfa, Rev. Linguíst 66 • 2022 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1981-5794-e15161t copy

THE “JUST-SO STORY” IS A NARRATIVE: APPRAISAL ANALYSIS IN A SOCIAL SEMIOTIC APPROACH TO GENRE

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Martin and Rose (2007MARTIN, J. R.; ROSE, D. Working with discourse: meaning beyond the clause. London: Continuum, 2007. 2008MARTIN, J. R.; ROSE, D. Genre relations: mapping culture. London: Equinox, 2008. Martin and White (2005)MARTIN, J. R.; WHITE, P. R. R. The language of evaluation: appraisal in English. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. Martin and Rose (2008)MARTIN, J. R.; ROSE, D. Genre relations: mapping culture. London: Equinox, 2008.

Social Semiotics; Genre; Narrative; Appraisal Analysis

Genres	Stages			Appraisal
Recount	Record of Events	[prosodic]	-	Variable
Anecdote	Remarkable Event	Reaction	-	Affect
Exemplum	Incident	Interpretation	-	Judgement
Observation	Event Description	Comment	-	Appreciation
Narrative	Complication	Evaluation	Resolution	Variable

Genre	Structure in stages
Recount	(Abstract) ꓥ (Synopsis) ꓥ Orientation ꓥ Record of events ꓥ Reorientation ꓥ (Coda)
Anecdote	Orientation ꓥ Remarkable event ꓥ Reaction ꓥ (Coda)
Exemplum	(Abstract) ꓥ (Synopsis) ꓥ Orientation ꓥ Incident ꓥ Interpretation ꓥ (Coda)
Observation	(Abstract) ꓥ (Synopsis) ꓥ Orientation ꓥ Event description ꓥ Comment
Narrative	(Abstract) ꓥ (Synopsis) ꓥ Orientation ꓥ Complication ꓥ Evaluation ꓥ Resolution ꓥ (Coda)

Phase type	Function
Setting	Presenting context (identities, activities, locations)
Description	Evoking context (sensual imagery)
Events	Succeeding events
Effect	Material outcome
Reaction	Behavioral and attitudinal outcome
Problem	Counterexpectant creating tension
Solution	Counterexpectant releasing tension
Comment	Intruding narrator’s comments
Reflection	Intruding participant’s thoughts
Change in voice	Dialogues between participants/characters.
Test	Event that puts a character to test

Stage	Appraisal resource configuration
Orientation	Positive evoked judgment prevails despite an instance of negative judgment. After that, there are instances of appreciation, both negative and positive. There is a positive inscribed effect. The attitudinal resources are intensified four times through graduation of force.
Complication 1	Judgements prevail; half of them are negative, and the other half are positive. The second most frequent resources are affect, all of them negative and evoked.
Resolution 1	Positive judgements prevail, followed by positive appreciation. They are all intensified through graduation of force.
Complication 2	Negative affect prevails, followed by negative evoked appreciation. appreciation is lowered in graduation of force.
Resolution 2	Positive evoked effect prevails, followed by positive inscribed appreciation, with two raised graduations and one lowered graduation. There is also one instance of positive inscribed effect.
Final complication	Instances of negative affect (most of which inscribed) and of negative judgment (half of them evoked, and the other half inscribed) prevail. Inscribed appreciations are the next most frequent resource. These resources are graduated, twice by force and once by focus.
Final resolution	Positive inscribed appreciation prevails, followed by affect and judgment, both positive. Some of these attitudinal marks are raised by graduation of force.

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