... similaries and differences of directive PVs in English and Vietnamese may be of paramount significance and importance to teachers in teaching and Vietnamese learners of English learning English as a foreign ... VERBS IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE (PHÂN TÍCH ĐỐI CHIẾU ĐỘNG TỪ NGỮ VI TRONG TIẾNG ANH VÀ TIẾNG VI T) M .A MINOR THESIS Field: English Linguistics Code: 60 22 15 Supervisor: Assoc Prof Dr Võ Đại Quang ... Definition of speech acts According to an American language philosopher J.R Searle, speaking a language is performing speech acts, acts such as making statements, asking questions, giving command or making...