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Trang 1 BINH DUONG PROVINCIAL PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE THU DAU MOT UNIVERSITY VU THI THUONG THUONG A SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS OF DOUBLE NEGATIVE VARIATIONS: A CASE STUDY OF ENGLISH SONGS MAJOR: ENGL
BINH DUONG PROVINCIAL PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE THU DAU MOT UNIVERSITY VU THI THUONG THUONG A SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS OF DOUBLE NEGATIVE VARIATIONS: A CASE STUDY OF ENGLISH SONGS MAJOR: ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAJOR CODE: 8220201 MASTER THESIS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE BINH DUONG PROVINCE, 2023 BINH DUONG PROVINCIAL PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE THU DAU MOT UNIVERSITY VU THI THUONG THUONG A SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS OF DOUBLE NEGATIVE VARIATIONS: A CASE STUDY OF ENGLISH SONGS MAJOR: ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAJOR CODE: 8220201 MASTER THESIS IN ENGLSH LANGUAGE SUPERVISED BY NGUYEN THI THANH TAM, Ph.D TRAN NGOC MAI, Ph.D BINH DUONG PROVINCE, 2023 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT To complete this thesis, I received substantial assistance and support from my supervisors, faculty, colleagues, students, and family First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisors, Nguyen Thi Thanh Tam, Ph.D and Tran Ngoc Mai, Ph.D for their tremendous knowledge, guidance, advice and patience, which constantly inspired me throughout the research My special thanks to my lecturers at Thu Dau Mot University for their endless enthusiasm and undeniable helpful lectures I would be very grateful to the staff of the Post-Graduate Department for their support during the time of studying Next, I would like to extend my special thanks to the participants for their willingness to be part of the study and provide me with valuable data for my thesis In addition, I would like to send my gratefulness to all my lecturers who gave me insightful knowledge, motivation and recommendations during my studies at Thu Dau Mot University I would also like to express heartfelt thanks to my colleagues and friends whose support and encouragement helped me accomplish this thesis Finally, I would like to embrace huge thanks to my family for their infinite love, support and encouragement which motivated me to successfully carry out this thesis i STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY This is to certify that I myself write this thesis entitled “A syntactic analysis of double negative variations: A case study of English songs” Anything related to others’ works is written in quotation, the sources of which are listed on the list of references Binh Duong, November 2023 Signature Vu Thi Thuong Thuong ii RETENTION OF USE I hereby state that I, Vu Thi Thuong Thuong, being a candidate for the degree of Master of English Language, accept the requirements of the University relating to the retention and use of Master’s Theses deposited in the Library In this regard, I agree that the original of my Master’s thesis deposited in the Library should be accessible for purposes of study and research iii ABSTRACT This research investigated the syntactic variations of double negatives (DN) in English songs, addressing a notable gap in the understanding of this grammatical phenomenon With English occupying a central role in academic curricula, the study aimed to bridge theoretical knowledge with practical application by exploring real world language patterns Employing a mixed- methods approach, the researcher qualitatively analyzed a corpus of 100 English songs, identifying and categorizing 12 distinct DN patterns Additionally, a survey administered to 90 students and 10 lecturers of the Faculty of Foreign Language at Binh Duong university assessed awareness and attitudes toward DN Findings revealed valuable insights into language change and usage patterns, with implications for English grammar instruction, translation, and artistic expression within the context of English songs This study has provided significant contributions on both theoretical and practical fronts, enhancing the comprehension of DN for language enthusiasts and thereby advancing their communication skills Keywords: syntactic analysis, double negatives, variations, negative markers, English songs iv TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT i STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY ii RETENTION OF USE iii ABSTRACT iv LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS vii LIST OF TABLES viii LIST OF FIGURES x CHAPTER INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study 1.2 Statement of the problem 1.3 Aims of the study 1.4 Research questions 1.5 Scope of the study 1.6 Significance of the study 1.6.1 Conceptually 1.6.2 Practically 1.7 Organization of the study CHAPTER LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Theoretical framework 2.1.1 An overview of double negatives 2.1.2 The characteristics of double negatives 12 2.1.3 English songs 13 2.1.4 Syntactic analysis 15 2.2 Previous studies 17 v CHAPTER METHODOLOGY 23 3.1 Research design 23 3.2 Sample and sampling procedures 24 3.3 Research instruments 28 3.4 Data collection and analysis procedure 29 3.5 Reliability and validity 31 CHAPTER RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 35 4.1 Research Findings 35 4.1.1 Results from the questionnaire 35 4.1.2 Results from the corpus analysis 44 4.2 Discussion 72 CHAPTER CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 81 5.1 Conclusions 81 5.2 Implications 83 5.3 Limitation of the study 85 5.4 Recommendations of the study 85 REFERENCES 87 APPENDICES 94 vi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ABBREVIATION MEANING BDU Binh Duong University DN Double negative FFL Faculty of Foreign Languages Max Maximum Min Minimum N Noun Neg-Adj Negative Adjective Neg-Adv Negative Adverb Neg-Aux Negative Auxiliary Neg-Det Negative determine (no) Neg-Pro Negative pronoun No Number of participants P Pattern S Subject SPSS Statistics Package for the Social Sciences Std Standard deviation vii LIST OF TABLES Table Common formation of negative forms 10 Table 3.1 Frequency and percentage of participants gender 26 Table 3.2 Frequency and percentage of participants age 26 Table 3.3 Frequency and percentage of students’ academic years and teachers’ teaching experiment years 27 Table 3.4 Cronbach’s Alpha indexes of the questionnaire items 33 Table 4.1 Descriptive statistics of teachers’ and students’ awareness of DN definition 35 Table 4.2 Descriptive statistics of teachers’ and students’ awareness of DN Intended meaning 36 Table 4.3 Descriptive statistics of teachers’ and students’ proficiency toward DN applying 37 Table 4.4 Descriptive statistics of teachers’ and students’ attitude toward DN phenomenon 39 Table 4.5 Descriptive statistics of teachers’ and students’ knowledge toward DN pattern variations 40 Table 4.6 A summary of 12 patterns of DN variations 42 Table 4.7 Samples of the DN Pattern in the corpus 43 Table 4.8 Samples of the DN Pattern in the corpus 47 Table 4.9 Samples of the DN Pattern in the corpus 52 Table 4.10 Samples of the DN Pattern in the corpus 55 Table 4.11 Samples of the DN Pattern in the corpus 56 Table 4.12 Samples of the DN Pattern in the corpus 57 Table 4.13 Samples of the DN Pattern in the corpus 59 Table 4.14 Samples of the DN Pattern in the corpus 60 Table 4.15 Samples of the DN Pattern in the corpus 61 Table 4.16 Samples of the DN Pattern 10 in the corpus 63 Table 4.17 Samples of the DN Pattern 11 in the corpus 64 Table 4.18 Samples of the DN Pattern 12 in the corpus 66 viii