Labov & Waletzky 1. Abstract - present (: - very typical beginning for a narrative, sets up expectation of a typical story?

Ends up deviating from the expected model. Incongruency -> humour. 2. Orientation - Eg. as soon as I walk in, so mai ling starts doing my nails - Transitions between small scenes/smaller narratives within the large story - Allows her to set the progressive narrative 3. Complicating action Number of scenes little scenes not ONE complicating action. Progression in scenes + increase in intensity Not a typical / single complicating action Similar theme (hard sell, parody of the American selling model) Complicating action usually problem-solution, but in this case more of communication break down, in the form of Q and A. adjacency pairs. Three-part (pedicure, long nails, crytal gel) + customer complain -> complicating actions + increased intensity / overbearingness Part of humour selling tactics become more intense

4. Evaluation: really nice (ironic) later subvert in her story when narrative breaks and she talks to the audience. right away -> subtly expressing the eagerness. (humour) o as soon as I walk in o repetition, same idea resonates through her narrative by the way American name crux of what shes evaluating, but expressed as an afterthought to further express what she feels, incongruity between words and whats to follow / by the way used to talk about something less important as an add-on, but shes using it as a salient marker to mark the important point. Evaluation: not an explicit judgement but subtle, a lot of room for audience to engage their subtext and context and norms Resolution: comic o all problems resolved in same manner o last problem resolved differently, echos one of the first things said (look pretty difference in meaning) Joke structure? Comedic patterns ? three stories that hang together third one goes in a diff direction Marry rouletsky with comedic framework.

Narrator, customer and manicurist. Narrates transition, enacts/dramatizes dialogue Comedy works on r ecognition , stereotypes. May not speak good eng but good sales women. Equivalent of American rep. So pretty -> start with something (first meaning) then repeat it / closure but gain more complex/richer meaning. Parody Look at how humour is created (not quite tied in with our module) Catch phrases linguistic varieties Miscommunication between two cultures, eg. Coming up with name Tammy, trying to keep up a convo, broken because convo contents = strange. (social taboos, cultural norms) Our perspective? Can assume were in the audience. Don't judge effectiveness, look at how style is created. Choice of data, research question, thesis/answer, evidence for answer.