Nominalization as grammatical metaphor in political discourse in english and vietnamese from the perspective of systemic functional grammar

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

PART A: INTRODUCTION

PART B : DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND

1.1 Systemic Functional Grammar

1.2 Grammatical Metaphor

1.2.1 What is Grammatical metaphor?

1.2.2 Classification of Grammatical Metaphor

1.3 The Language of Political Discourse

1.3.1 Political Discourse

1.3.2 The Language of Politics

1.3.3 Language, power and ideology

1.4 Some Basic Characteristics of American and Vietnamese Culture

1.4.1 American Culture

1.4.2 Vietnamese Culture

CHAPTER 2: NOMINALIZATION IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE: A GENERAL DESCRIPTION

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Nominalization in English

2.2.1 What is Nominalization in English?

2.2.2 Categories of Nominalization in English

1.4.3 Nominalization in Vietnamese

1.4.4 Concluding remarks

CHAPTER 3: NOMINALIZATION IN POLITICAL DISCOURSES IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Nominalization in President Bush’s Speech: Address to Congress (September 20th , 2001)

3.2.1 The Realization of Nominalization

3.2.2 Ideational Function

3.2.3 Interpersonal Function

3.2.4 Textual Function

3.3 Nominalization in President Nguyen Minh Triet’s Speech: Diễn Văn Khai Mạc Đại Lễ 1000 năm Thăng Long (October, 10th , 2010)

3.3.1 The Realization of Nominalization

3.3.2 Ideational Function

3.3.3 Interpersonal Function

3.3.4 Textual Function

3.4 Concluding Remarks

CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION: A CONTRASTIVE COMPARISON

4.1 Introduction

4.2 The Similarities and the Differences on Linguistic Properties

4.2.1 The Similarities

4.2.2 The Differences

4.3 The Similarities and the Differences on Cultural Properties

4.3.1 The Similarities

4.3.2 The Differences

4.4 Concluding remarks

PART C : CONCLUSION

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