This paper addresses issues related to narrative, cognition, and culture within the framework of foreign- or second-language (L2) narrative discourse, using a methodology of connecting the story- and language-related qualities of narrative discourse. The term “coherence” refers to whether or not a text makes sense at a global level, whereas “cohesion” describes the linguistic relationships among clauses in a narrative, such as how its surface linguistic elements are linked together at a local level. The paper (1) examines oral narratives, (2) reveals how both coherence and cohesion serve as the twin engines of narrative, and (3) emphasizes the significance of noting not only the narrative content/structure but also the appropriate use of linguistic devices, to identify language-specific ways of expressing affective elements in narrative. That is, the paper suggests the importance of developing conceptual understanding of L2 forms (e.g., grammatical variables) and their stylistic significance.

中文翻译：

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作为文化表征的叙事

本文在外语或第二语言 (L2) 叙事话语的框架内解决与叙事、认知和文化相关的问题，使用连接叙事话语的故事和语言相关品质的方法。术语“连贯性”是指文本在全局层面是否有意义，而“衔接”描述的是叙事中从句之间的语言关系，例如其表面语言元素如何在局部层面联系在一起。这篇论文 (1) 考察了口头叙事，(2) 揭示了连贯性和内聚性如何作为叙事的双引擎，以及 (3) 强调不仅要注意叙事内容/结构，还要注意适当使用语言工具的重要性, 确定在叙事中表达情感元素的语言特定方式。那是，