Investigating Labov's Narrative Structure Application to the Qur'anic Narrative of Joseph's Story: Potiphar’s Wife’s Plot Against Joseph
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The present paper hypothesizes that Labov's Natural Narrative Model (LNNM) can be applied to Surat Yusuf’s plot structure through Potiphar’s Wife’s Plot Against Joseph Episode. According to William Labov's taxonomy, a narrative plot structure comprises six sections or phases that aim to analyze and comprehend the narrative scientifically and logically. LNNM is divided into six sections: abstract, orientation, complicating actions, evaluation, resolution, and coda. Due to the investigated data, this study analyzed verse by verse to determine the interconnections between verses and the entire Sura. The tables and illustrative figures in this study are complementary devices to accomplish its objectives and prove its hypotheses.
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