@article{Gerstenberg2019,
  author    = {Gerstenberg, Annette},
  title     = {Generational styles in oral storytelling},
  series = {Narrative inquiry},
  volume    = {29},
  journal   = {Narrative inquiry},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {John Benjamins Publishing Co.},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1387-6740},
  doi       = {10.1075/ni.18042.ger},
  pages     = {1 -- 28},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {When it comes to autobiographical narratives, the most spontaneous and natural manner is preferable. But neither individually told narratives nor those grounded in the communicative repertoire of a social group are easily comparable. A clearly identifiable tertium comparationis is mandatory. We present the results of an experimental 'Narrative Priming' setting with French students. A potentially underlying model of narrating from personal experience was activated via a narrative prime, and in a second step, the participants were asked to tell a narrative of their own. The analysis focuses on similarities and differences between the primes and the students' narratives. The results give evidence for the possibility to elicit a set of comparable narratives via a prime, and to activate an underlying narrative template. Meaningful differences are discussed as generational and age related styles. The transcriptions from the participants that authorized the publication are available online.},
  language  = {en}
}