Narrative Features Research Articles

Interactive Narrative-Based Digital Health Interventions for Vaccine Communication: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

Interactive narrative-based digital health interventions hold promise for effectively addressing the complex determinants of vaccine hesitancy and promoting effective communication across a wide range of settings and vaccine types. Synthesizing evidence related to the implementation and evaluation of these interventions could offer valuable perspectives for shaping future strategies in vaccine communication. Prior systematic and scoping reviews have examined narrative-based vaccine communication interventions but not the inclusion of interactivity in such interventions. The overall objective of the scoping review is to summarize the evidence on the use of interactive narrative-based digital health interventions for vaccine communication. Specific research questions focus on describing the use of interactive narrative-based digital health interventions (RQ1), describing evaluations of the impact of interactive narrative-based digital health interventions on promoting vaccine uptake (RQ2), and factors associated with their implementation (RQ3). A detailed search string will be used to search the following databases for records that are relevant to the review questions: PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. Two reviewers will independently screen the titles and abstracts of identified records against the predefined eligibility criteria. Subsequently, eligible records will undergo comprehensive full-text screening by 2 independent reviewers to assess their relevance to review questions. A data charting tool will be developed and used to extract relevant information from the included articles. The extracted information will be analyzed following the review questions and presented as a narrative summary. Tabular or graphical representations will be used to display review findings, as relevant. Public health informationists were consulted to develop the detailed search strategy. The final search string comprised terms related to narrative communication, digital health, and vaccines. The search string was customized to each proposed publication database and implemented on April 18, 2023. A total of 4474 unique records were identified using the search strategy and imported into the Covidence (Veritas Health Innovation Ltd) review management software for title and abstract screening. Title and abstract screening of identified records are ongoing as of December 29, 2023. To our knowledge, this will be the first scoping review to investigate the features of interactive narrative-based digital health interventions and their role in vaccine communication. The goal of this study is to provide a comprehensive overview of the current research landscape and identify prevailing gaps in knowledge. The findings will provide insights for future research and development of novel applications of interactive narrative-based digital health vaccine communication interventions. DERR1-10.2196/51137.

Denial from the other side: Experiences of racism as narrated by South Sudanese refugees in Australia

This paper discusses experiences of everyday racism as narrated by South Sudanese refugee-background informants living in Australia. The paper draws on accounts of verbal and physical attacks reported during a sociolinguistic interview about the refugee experience and adaptation to the Australian lifestyle. The study contributes to the exploration of features of refugee narratives, using the socio-interactional approach to narrative analysis. Selected stories about racism are explored using positioning theory, paying attention to the discursive strategies narrators use to position themselves in the interactional world of the interview setting as well as the story-world. Their narratives demonstrate that despite the harsh experiences of everyday racism, they position themselves as resilient and strong individuals. They do this by drawing on their refugee history and making references to harder times. However, the stories also reveal their mitigation strategies to soften the accounts and either downplay or deny racism. However, by sharing their stories and making explicit evaluative statements about social injustice, they mobilise their agency to make their story heard.

Comparison of Graph Distance Measures for Movie Similarity Using a Multilayer Network Model.

Graph distance measures have emerged as an effective tool for evaluating the similarity or dissimilarity between graphs. Recently, there has been a growing trend in the application of movie networks to analyze and understand movie stories. Previous studies focused on computing the distance between individual characters in narratives and identifying the most important ones. Unlike previous techniques, which often relied on representing movie stories through single-layer networks based on characters or keywords, a new multilayer network model was developed to allow a more comprehensive representation of movie stories, including character, keyword, and location aspects. To assess the similarities among movie stories, we propose a methodology that utilizes a multilayer network model and layer-to-layer distance measures. We aim to quantify the similarity between movie networks by verifying two aspects: (i) regarding many components of the movie story and (ii) quantifying the distance between their corresponding movie networks. We tend to explore how five graph distance measures reveal the similarity between movie stories in two aspects: (i) finding the order of similarity among movies within the same genre, and (ii) classifying movie stories based on genre. We select movies from various genres: sci-fi, horror, romance, and comedy. We extract movie stories from movie scripts regarding character, keyword, and location entities to perform this. Then, we compute the distance between movie networks using different methods, such as the network portrait divergence, the network Laplacian spectra descriptor (NetLSD), the network embedding as matrix factorization (NetMF), the Laplacian spectra, and D-measure. The study shows the effectiveness of different methods for identifying similarities among various genres and classifying movies across different genres. The results suggest that the efficiency of an approach on a specific network type depends on its capacity to capture the inherent network structure of that type. We propose incorporating the approach into movie recommendation systems.

Trauma Memory Characteristics and Neurocognitive Performance in Youth Exposed to Single-Event Trauma

Cognitive models of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) highlight characteristics of trauma memories, such as disorganisation, as key mechanisms in the aetiology of the disorder. However, studies investigating trauma memory in youth have provided inconsistent findings. Research has highlighted that PTSD in youth may be accompanied by difficulties in neurocognitive functioning, potentially impacting ability to recall the trauma memory. The present study sought to investigate both trauma memory characteristics and neurocognitive functioning in youth aged 8–17 years. Youths exposed to single-event trauma, with (N = 29, Mage = 13.6, 21 female) and without (N = 40, Mage = 13.3, 21 female) a diagnosis of PTSD, completed self-report measures of trauma memory, a narrative memory task and a set of neurocognitive tests two to six months post-trauma. A group of non trauma-exposed youths (N = 36, Mage = 13.9, 27 female) were compared on narrative and neurocognitive tasks. Results indicated that trauma memories in youth with, versus without, PTSD were more sensory-laden, temporally disrupted, difficult to verbally access, and formed a more ‘central’ part of their identity. Greater differences were observed for self-reported memory characteristics compared to narrative characteristics. No between group differences in neurocognitive function were observed. Self-reported trauma memory characteristics highlight an important factor in the aetiology of PTSD. The observed lack of significant differences in neurocognitive ability potentially suggests that cognitive factors represent a more relevant treatment target than neurocognitive factors in single-event PTSD. Further research to understand the cognitive factors represented by self-reported trauma memory characteristics is recommended.

The narrative structure of Yu. P. Kazakov's short story "Arcturus the Hound Dog"

The article presents a narrative analysis of Yu.P. Kazakov's short story "Arcturus the Hound Dog", which refers to the animalistic prose of the writer. The main purpose of the analysis is to consider the organization of the narrative in prose, since the narrative features of the work allow us to characterize the writer's idiosyncrasy in detail. Research objectives: to identify the features of the narrative; to get acquainted with the works devoted to the research topic; to turn to the historical and cultural context; identify the types of narrators; correlate the perspective and narrative plan with them. The relevance of the work is due to the fact that more and more studies are interested in narrative structures, as they allow us to determine the nature of the work and the poetics of Kazakov's stories. Despite the fact that many works are devoted to the early story "Arcturus the Hound Dog", not all of them differ in precise terminology and logical conclusions. So, we will attempt to challenge one of the points of view on the analyzed work. The study of the issue was based on a structural and semantic analysis. Formal, biographical and psychological methods were also used in the study. In the course of the work, the features of the narrative of the story were discovered. We came to the following conclusions: 1. The narrative is based on the principle of opposition of perspectives: an "internal - external" point of view (Innenperspektive - Außenperspektive) 2. The writer introduces three types of narrator into the canvas of the text: exegetic (omniscient, taking an indirect part in the action of the story), diegetic (active, directly appearing in the plot as a character) and lyrical (reflective, feeling, which manifests itself more on a spiritual level). The discovery of the latter in the canvas of the text determines the novelty of the study of the literary heritage of Yu. P. Kazakov. 3. Thus, the lyrical type of the narrator determines the poetics of Kazakov's lyrical prose, discovers difficult-to-grasp subtexts in the narrative and introduces a special rhythm into the analyzed story.

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This paper explores how multiverse storytelling is applied in collectible mobile games, particularly in otaku culture games, and how it accentuates character narratives. Multiverse storytelling involves adopting a multiverse setting or revealing possibilities in different universes during the narrative development process. It enhances immersion by presenting diverse aspects of characters to the players. Due to its emphasis on characters, multiverse storytelling is actively utilized in otaku games. However, despite the expanding scale of otaku games globally, research on multiverse storytelling in this gaming genre is still lacking.
 The paper first examines the concept of multiverse and the characteristics of otaku content games. Subsequently, it analyzes the character “Zaira” from the otaku game “Lord of Heroes” using the “Character-Centric Storytelling Analysis Methodology.” The study then elucidates how multiverse storytelling varies and accentuates characters. Finally, it provides considerations for employing multiverse storytelling effectively.

Rhythmical Features of Spontaneous Spoken Narrative in Mandarin Chinese

Every oral communication is shaped by a series of closely linked factors and rhythm is one of them. The rhythmical flow in colloquial Mandarin Chinese was thoroughly described by the Czech phonetician Oldřich Švarný, who invented a unique notation system dedicated to facilitating the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language. His prosodic transcription parses speech into a two-level arrangement of prosodic units. It displays the speech rhythm as an alternation of rhythmically significant and insignificant syllables of unequal tone prominence. The paper contributes to Švarný’s findings by shifting the attention from prefabricated teaching materials to an example of unrehearsed dynamic speech. Specifically, it attempts to outline the basic rhythmical features of personal narrative and confront them with the current understanding of speech rhythm in colloquial Chinese. It also demonstrates how Švarný’s methodological framework can be exploited to investigate different types of spoken discourse.

Feasibility, validity and reliability of the Dutch translation of INCRESE (INCRESE-NL) inventory to characterize mental health recovery narratives

Objective: Methods for characterizing mental health recovery narratives are needed to enable the selection of helpful narratives which can support the recovery processes of other people. The Inventory of Characteristics of Recovery Stories (INCRESE) is an existing English-language tool to characterize recovery narratives, which is not available in Dutch. The aims of this study were to create a Dutch translation of INCRESE and to evaluate the feasibility of sustained and routine use, as well as its validity and reliability.
 Research design and methods: INCRESE was translated into Dutch (INCRESE-NL) using an established translation methodology. Six coders with different professional backgrounds rated 30 purposively selected Dutch narratives using INCRESE-NL and then completed an evaluation survey. Feasibility was assessed qualitatively and content validity both qualitatively and quantitatively. Gwet’s AC1 agreement coefficient was used to calculate intercoder reliability. 
 Results: Coders evaluated INCRESE-NL as a suitable instrument to capture important characteristics of recovery narratives with an acceptable administrative burden. The content validity index was sufficient for 5/7 sections of INCRESE-NL. Most items were found to be clear and suitable for capturing the corresponding characteristic, although some missed strict coding rules or clear descriptions, especially in section 4 on narrative characteristics. Gwet’s AC1 could be calculated for 67/77 items, of which 62 scored sufficient and five scored below threshold. Gwet’s AC1 coefficients corresponded well with the original INCRESE Fleiss Kappa values. 
 Conclusions: INCRESE-NL has sufficient feasibility, validity and reliability and can be used to characterize Dutch recovery narratives.

Foreword

Dear Linguistic Enthusiasts and Scholars, It is with our great pleasure to announce that the new issue of Acta Linguistica Asiatica is now available. As you pursue this issue, you will notice a refreshed look inspired by the new outlines of the University of Ljubljana, reflecting our commitment to growth and innovation. We take pride in our dedicated team whose expertise drives our exploration of linguistic intricacies and cultural nuances. This issue features four scientific articles and one review article, offering diverse perspectives on Chinese and Japanese as the East Asian languages in focus. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all contributors and reviewers whose scholarly rigor enriches our journal. To begin with, Tereza SLAMĚNÍKOVÁ and David UHER wrote an article entitled “Rhythmical Features of Spontaneous Spoken Narrative in Mandarin Chinese”, in which they introduce and expand a notation system for teaching Chinese rhythm pioneered by Oldřich Švarný, a Czech phonetician. They analyze spontaneous speech to outline rhythmical features in personal narratives and compare these features with a contemporary understanding of Chinese speech rhythm, showcasing the applicability of Švarný’s framework in diverse spoken discourses. Following is the work by KUANG Lincai “A Colexficational Analysis of Chū in Modern Chinese” that deals with directional verbs in modern Chinese, in particular with chū. The author delves into colexification and mechanisms surrounding chū, using the CLICS3 database. It explores colexified pairs of chū and constructs a colexificational network, emphasizing conceptual metaphor and metonymy as core mechanisms. Yet another scientific paper was authored by YANG Yongzhong and is entitled “The Structure of Chinese Compounds: The Perspective of Predicative Implicitness”, which explored Chinese nominal compounds' structure, relations, generation, and constraints, emphasizing predicate implicitness. Findings reveal varying constituent functions aligning morphological and syntactic structures, and the author offers a detailed account of their hierarchy. Trang PHAN and Giang VU submitted the paper “Wh-questions in Japanese: Challenges for Vietnamese L2 learners” in which they explored how Vietnamese learners handle structural differences in Japanese wh-questions. Results showed a correlation between Japanese proficiency and performance. Though learners were evaluated as more accurate with mirrored word orders, advanced learners also struggled with native-like interpretations. The study suggests explicit instruction to enhance accuracy in teaching. Last but not least is the survey article by Duc Du HUYNH, “Sino-Vietnamese Bilingual Dictionaries from the Middle Ages to the Present”, in which the author thoroughly surveys Sino-Vietnamese bilingual dictionaries from the Middle Ages to the Modern Ages, often overlooked in scholarly discourse. It delineates their evolution, regional differences, and historical context, aiming to catalyze further research in this field. Editors and Editorial Board invite the regular and new readers to engage with the content, to question, challenge, and reflect. We hope you have a pleasant read full of inspiration and a rise of new research ideas inspired by these papers. Editors

Automated football match reports as models of textuality

Abstract This paper deals with automated football match reports as a common genre of automated journalism. Based on a corpus of automated and human-written reports (n = 1,302) on the same set of matches and with reference to linguistic concepts of text and textuality, the textual properties of these texts are analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The analysis is based on the idea that the task of text generation can be described as the task of automatically selecting cues of textuality such as connectives or signals of thematic relatedness. The results show that automated and human-written texts differ significantly in the use of these cues, particularly in the use of linguistic means for creating evaluation and contrast, and thus allow to trace in detail, how these cues contribute to cohesion, coherence and narrative qualities. Different from computational linguistic approaches focused on optimizing text generation algorithms, this paper proposes to use automated texts, which are to some extent imperfect, as models of textuality that through their imperfection can say something about the nature of texts in general. The paper thus contributes to the field of (mostly communication studies) research on automated journalism in which the texts themselves are rarely investigated.

Text complexity and translation styles from the perspective of individuation: a case study of the English translations of Pipa Xing

This study aims to investigate the translation styles from the perspective of text complexity and to elucidate underlying factors contributing to the formation of stylistic differences based on individuation. Using SysFan and SPSS22.0 as tools, a combined quantitative and qualitative approach is employed to comparatively analyze the lexical density and grammatical intricacy across the renowned ancient Chinese poem Pipa Xing 琵琶行and its nine English translations. The findings reveal that while the translations exhibit comparable levels of lexical density, disparities in complexity primarily manifest in terms of grammatical intricacy, reflecting distinct text features: spoken, written, and mixed spoken and written, as well as varying degrees of hierarchical and narrative features. The variations in translation styles are intricately linked to the individuation process undergone by translators. The translator’s individuation process is modeled to show how a translator mobilizes the meaning resources in the repertoire, which is constrained by the allocation of the cultural reservoir, to re-instantiate the source text in the translated text, while constructing affiliation with the target-reader community. Different translators’ allocated repertoires ultimately shape their conscious or unconscious choices in terms of lexicogrammar, thereby generating translated texts characterized by diverse styles.

Research on the creative development path of new mainstream films from the perspective of realism

With the continuous development of society, the emergence of new mainstream films has broken the creation mode of previous main theme films. The concept of The Times, the mainstream ideology, the new narrative characteristics, the authenticity and universality of the characters in the new mainstream movies have narrowed the distance between the film and the audience, and are easier to be accepted by the audience. How the new mainstream film develops in the current realistic theme has become the key point of research. This paper attempts to explore from three aspects: film theme, narrative mode and character image.

Narrative Innovation in Chinese Mythological Animation within the Context of Traditional Culture

The research aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the narrative expression of Chinese mythological themes in animated films from the perspective of traditional Chinese culture, integrating insights from film narrative studies and traditional Chinese philosophical texts. The past decade has been a booming period for mythological-themed animation films in China, during which a multitude of outstanding works emerged. Creators have drawn inspiration from traditional Chinese culture, creating uniquely Eastern mythologies. Innovation can be felt in the portrayal of narrative characters, the configuration of temporal and spatial structures, or the use of traditional thinking to tell stories. This has revitalized Chinese animation, instilling it with cultural confidence, and has also poured new energy into traditional Chinese culture.

D-Pen: Pen reader for dyslexia students

Dyslexia, a persistent neurodevelopmental disorder, challenges reading, spelling, and language processing. Early identification of phonological processing issues is crucial, demanding tailored interventions for sustained academic success. An innovative solution involves using a multipurpose smartpen reader with audio capabilities that connect to smartphones. It uses optical character recognition (OCR) to digitise printed text for transfer to devices, enhancing accessibility. The added features of audio narration, pop art design, and a portable scanner with autocorrection contribute to a comprehensive tool addressing the needs of various dyslexic students during learning activities.

Typology of fakes about the special operation in Ukraine in the digital public sphere

The article represents the analysis of fake information distributed in the digital public sphere, namely, of a very significant amount of digital content about the special military operation on the territory of Ukraine. The object of the study is the nature of the discursive interaction of agents of political communication in the digital public sphere in the process of broadcasting their views and opinions. The analysis is based on the messages posted primarily on the social network VKontakte. The most important criterion for selecting material included in the scope of the study was its fake, that is, unreliable, distorted content. As a result of the analysis, the authors make an attempt to classify the fake narratives within this topic and highlight their features. The understanding such features of fake narratives, on the one hand, should allow critical perception of the information disseminated in the sphere of public digital discourse and diagnose fake information as such, and, on the other hand, facilitate the legal assessment of fakes.

Očetje in sinovi v maturitetnih romanih Konje krast in Figa

The graduation novels Konje krast (Out Stealing Horses) and Figa (Fig) address less common, almost taboo topics in the father-son relationship, such us overcoming child trauma and silence on the loss of a loved one. The study focuses on the following story junctions: the father’s absence, pain as a place of overcoming and exceeding the past, the intertwining of time, the placement of the family story in the social context, and the significance of nature for the main literary characters. Numerous quality similarities at the story level are, at the end, joined by a discussion of the narrative qualities of both novels, which brings a significant difference: Konje krast contains higher narrative quality whereas Figa is a novel of lower quality. In Figa, partial trivialisation at the narrative level involves the (trivial) procedures of simplification, redundancy, monosemicity and a lack of self-referentiality. The consequences of these procedures are unreduced narrativity, linear reporting, and a lack of symbolism and metaphor or aesthetic concentration.

An Analysis of Feminist Narrative in Doris Lessing's The Story of a Non-Marrying Man

British novelist Doris Lessing was born in 1919 and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007. She is also known as the "greatest female writer since Virginia Woolf". Her The Story of a Non-Marrying Man was published in 1972, and this short story was first published in The London Magazine. The story takes place in the second half of the last century and tells the first-person narrative of the life of a white man who adventures in South Africa and his love-hate entanglement with several local women. This short story has very different narrative characteristics from previous feminist literary works. The author criticizes the oppression of females by males and the self-restraint of women in traditional patriarchal marriages through a circular narrative method and a unique narrative voice. By analyzing Lessing's narrative methods in this short story, this paper interprets the feminist ideas she intends to express through her work. Thus, it is concluded that Lessing believed that a significant portion of women's suffering came not only from male oppression, but also from their own constraints and paralysis of themselves.

The Development and Evolution of Narrative Characteristics from Comic Strips to Original Chinese Picture Books

After nearly one hundred years of interpretation, comic strips can be chronologically sorted into emergent, prosperity, change and bottleneck. Through research, this paper discusses the comprehensive impact of social and economic factors on each of these periods and deduces and summarizes the characteristics of differentiated narratives. In the new period, Chinese comic strips gradually receded due to market factors, while original Chinese picture books grew. Although there is a difference in the visual presentation form between the two, they have partly inherited the characteristics of the comic strips in the 80's and 90's. The thesis conducts a comparative study on the differences and similarities between the two and discusses their creative value and contemporary significance.

O NEKIM POETIČKIM OSOBINAMA PROZE VESNE KAPOR U DJELU „NEBO, TAKO DUBOKO“

Vesna Kapor’s Nebo, tako duboko reactualises the concept of the lyrical novel. Epistolary form of the novel made it possible to intertwine poetic and narrative features. Emphasising the relation to death, which is closely related to the motif of time, serves as a leitmotif that contributes to connecting all segments of the novel into a unique artistic creation. Apart from both implicit and explicit connection with Crnjanski, there is a crucial intertextual link with Andrić’s concept of storytelling, as well as with the fenom- enon of the relationship between artists and their works, and the purpose of art.

Testamento eternizado em escarlates letras: literariedade, materialidade e ilustração em A verdadeira história de Chapeuzinho Vermelho (2020)

ABSTRACT Literature, as the art of words, presents its text in different forms and languages. Whether through its humanizing potential or, still, through its narrative quality, it reaches readers and offers them a plurality of tools to create texts, using established works as arguments. After all, literature holds within its scope narratives that are true treasures arranged as a testament for all of humanity. Thus, in this article, our goal is to analyze the literary work A verdadeira história de Chapeuzinho Vermelho [The True Story of Little Red Riding Hood] (2020)1 by Agnese Baruzzi and Sandro Natalini, presented as a book-object with a keen materiality. We will seek to understand the characteristics of the work that promote literary aesthetic enjoyment, moving the work away from a didactic and moralizing perspective. To do so, we will comprehend the specificities of the verbal text, the imagery, and the materiality characteristics that pervade the work, understand the techniques, tools, and proposed interactions, as well as recognize the book’s multimodal capacity.