A cross cultural study of using hedges in refusing a request in english and vietnamese

... everyday enriches the color of language and abundance of life. Both English and Vietnamese languages are rich in images and have a lot of idioms. And among them, idioms using the names of animals ... aims of this graduation paper are to investigate the ways in which metaphor and simile are used in English and Vietnamese idioms and to make some compa...

Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2013, 00:41

... know any personal information. As we have known, each region has its own culture. That really makes influences on the way using language in general and using addressing forms in greeting in particularly. ... understanding, cultural trait may be an act, such as greeting. And addressing forms in greetings also belongs to a cultural trait. Culture is a system of res...

Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2013, 00:40

... interest because it requires a great deal of pragmatic insight by the speaker and therefore are often rich with data that reveal the cultural orientation of language learners. (In many languages, compliment ... the traditional method of learning and teaching language, which focuses on rote memorization of grammatical and lexical components of language. The fact has proved...

Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2013, 00:41

... questionnaire aims at finding out the informants’ o Age o Gender o Marital status o Living area, and 55 o Acquisition of foreign languages All of the informants are Vietnamese and English native speakers. English ... conceptualizations of hedging and gives hedging strategies, based on speech act and politeness theories Chapter 3 (Data analysis and findings) analyses co...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:44

... questionnaire This survey questionnaire is designed for my research into A Vietnamese – American cross- cultural study of touching behaviour”. Your assistance in completing the following items ... (12). Put the appropriate numbers in the table below. Kissing Hugging Patting Head Face - Lips - Cheek(s) - Eye(s) - Ear(s) - Forehead Neck Hair Shoulder Chest Back Waist Hip Buttock...

Ngày tải lên: 07/09/2013, 13:08

... originated as a gesture of peace by demonstrating that the hand holds no weapon. Hand-clapping (applause) Applause (Latin applause, to strike upon, clap) is primarily the expression of approval ... Touch as an act of body language is something that occurs in many settings across the board. As always, body language acts of all types are dependent on the user and, of cours...

Ngày tải lên: 11/12/2013, 23:48