psychonarrative

English

Etymology

From psycho- (“mind”) +‎ narrative (“story”), from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “mind, soul”) and Latin narrātīvus (“narrative”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsaɪkoʊˈnærətɪv/

Adjective

psychonarrative (comparative more psychonarrative, superlative most psychonarrative)

  1. (narratology) Pertaining to the psychonarration technique, where the narrator describes a character's internal mental states, such as thoughts or emotions, without directly quoting them.
    • 2018, Graham Williams, Sincerity in Medieval English Language and Literature‎[1], Palgrave Macmillan UK, →ISBN, page 96:
      If we include psychonarrative episodes that are not directly to do with speech, i.e. instances where the narrator describes how a saint or devotee has the right emotions in their heart as a way of exhibiting their sincere faith more generally, examples become frequent.
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