Herman, David.
Scripts, sequences, and stories: elements of a postclassical narratology
PMLA 112. 5 (October 1997):1046 (14 pages).

Abstract:

Postclassical narrative sequences and the characteristics that make a series of sentences identifiable as a postclassical narrative sequence are evaluated. Likewise, discussed are recent developments in language theory and cognitive science that have occurred after the popularity of structuralist narrative poetics which further illuminate the elements that define a narrative. Some experts believe that narrative functions are actions or events that generate the narrative when grouped in sequence.