Table 1
Event Structure Categories (Labov & Waletzky 1997).
| CATEGORY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Abstract | A summary, usually as an opener to gain attention and cue the audience in. |
| Orientation | Background information: who, where, when, how the story happened |
| Complicating actions | The main events, typically following a linear sequence |
| Climax/high point | The most significant event, to which the story builds |
| Resolution | How the story ends |
| Coda | The narrator’s signing off, signalling that the floor is open to others. |