Abstract
Previous studies on the narrative of experiences during naturally occurring interactions tend to focus on the similarity or difference between two or more narratives of an experience among participants. In this article, however, the interrelationship between the narratives of two or more experiences of one person is examined. To be more concrete, this article examines the phenomenon that a person combines two or more narratives of his or her experiences. If (1) it is known that two people have the same experience A, and (2) one of them tells experience B in combination with experience A, then (3) another person who has experience A gets the opportunity to relate experience B. The results of the analysis show that participants engaged in interactive conversation combine and share their telling of experiences to negotiate their membership in a society.
