Evaluative language in conclusion sections of Vietnamese linguistic research articles

VNU JOURNAL OF FOREIGN STUDIES, VOL 37, NO 3 (2021) 40 EVALUATIVE LANGUAGE IN CONCLUSION SECTIONS OF VIETNAMESE LINGUISTIC RESEARCH ARTICLES Nguyen Bich Hong* Thuongmai University 79 Ho Tung Mau, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam Abstract Evaluative language has recently been of great concern as, according to Hunston, “evaluation is one of the most basic and important functions of language worth studying deeply” (2011, p 11) However, the term seems to be rather new in Vietnamese linguistic community In o[.]