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<p>The paper analyses six professional narratives in a workplace meeting. The first part presents the theoretical framework, namely definition, types of and approaches to identity and the main features of narratives, namely the structure, function, and narrator’s roles. The underlying assumption is that speakers display particular facets of their identity considering the environment and the type of interaction in which they are engaged and that narratives change depending on their purpose and context. The theoretical framework relies on Tajfel’s social constructionist approach to identity and on the Membership Categorization Analysis. The second part is the data analysis of the narratives presented by several employees of a multinational company during a phone conference meeting, with a focus on the professional identity in terms of narrative structure and values upheld by the narrators. The analysis presents the structure of the professional narratives, the values upheld, and the narrators’ roles and concludes with a possible professional master narrative.</p>
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The paper analyses six professional narratives in a workplace meeting. The first part presents the theoretical framework, namely definition, types of and approaches to identity and the main features of narratives, namely the structure, function, and narrator’s roles. The underlying assumption is that speakers display particular facets of their identity considering the environment and the type of interaction in which they are engaged and that narratives change depending on their purpose and context. The theoretical framework relies on Tajfel’s social constructionist approach to identity and on the Membership Categorization Analysis. The second part is the data analysis of the narratives presented by several employees of a multinational company during a phone conference meeting, with a focus on the professional identity in terms of narrative structure and values upheld by the narrators. The analysis presents the structure of the professional narratives, the values upheld, and the narrators’ roles and concludes with a possible professional master narrative.

Professional Identity in Narratives

Department of Literature and Cultural Studies

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica

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The paper analyses six professional narratives in a workplace meeting. The first part presents the theoretical framework, namely definition, types of and...

Professional Identity in Narratives

Publié en ligne: 23 déc. 2022

Pages: 86 - 101

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausp-2022-0017

Mots clés
identity, narrative, membership categorization, institutional talk

© 2022 Gabriela Chefneux, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Professional Identity in Narratives

Publié en ligne: 23 déc. 2022

Pages: 86 - 101

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausp-2022-0017

Mots clésidentity, narrative, membership categorization, institutional talk

© 2022 Gabriela Chefneux, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
identity, narrative, membership categorization, institutional talk