from a systemic functional grammar apos s perspective

... British funny stories/ jokes – lexical and grammatical aspects The analysis of these English jokes and funny stories has shown that English stories use ambiguity both syntactically and semantically ... the way of how words, phases, and clauses are arranged In order to understand the syntactic ambiguities, EFL learners have to undertake a systematic level of analysis As a result, they are led ... ambiguity Chapter 2, Methodology, describes the research-governing principles, data collection instruments and data analysis procedure Chapter 3, Analysis and Discussions, offers a detailed analysis of...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2015, 14:25

... change the states of affairs in the world Expressives are those speech acts in which the speaker expresses feelings and attitudes about something, such as an apology, a complaint, to thank someone, ... most pleasant place” Saying “lawcourt at the mandarin s office has the day, it does not have the sun so it is the most pleasant place" is ambiguous It violated the maxim of manner The mandarins ... people s behavior and get things done, and thirdly to express the speaker s feelings, attitudes and opinions The last is to express the speaker s attitudes or opinions towards, or assessment of,...

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... English and Vietnamese jokes are analyzed pragmatically and what similarities and differences between English and Vietnamese jokes as seen from a pragmatic perspective First, analyzing jokes one ... basing on speech act theories and conversational maxim violations, then this analysis presents the results and findings Besides, analysis dificulties and discussions will be given to provide an ... is shared by many learners of English What is at issue for teachers is how to go about the task of teaching speech acts This can be done as follows: • Diagnostic assessment is often the first...

Ngày tải lên: 07/04/2014, 15:59

... this conversation means that the speaker realizes his response can’t satisfy the hearer Besides the purposeful training of “pragmatic awareness via jokes” at classroom, there are many other accesses ... Vietnamese - 24 - jokes as seen from a pragmatic perspective First, analyzing jokes one by one basing on speech act theories and conversational maxim violations, then this analysis presents the ... guarantee, pledge, promise, swear, vow, undertake, warrant  Expressives: the speaker expresses an attitude to or about a state of affairs, using such verbs as: apologize, appreciate, congratulate,...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2015, 14:29

... farmers are improved because they grow _ crop A money B sale C cash D currency 16 This school has been here for _ A ten years B ten years ago C last year D last two years 17 Pham Minh Tuan ... being a pagoda in front of my school A B C D She couldn’t come in time because of she missed the bus A B C D Despite of his sickness, he still had to go to school A B C D IV Choose one word whose ... underlined part is pronounced different from the others A bread B cheap C tea D season A house B history C help D higher A rubbish B suburb C lunch D consume A deaf B teach C read D seat V Rewrite...

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... faint, and fly away as fast as I can." No arguments will give courage to the coward The Bear and the Fox A Bear boasted very much of his philanthropy, saying that of all animals he was the most ... thus lost both: that which he grasped at in the water, because it was a shadow; and his own, because the stream swept it away The Mole and His Mother A Mole, a creature blind from birth, once said ... pace straight to the end of the course The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep At last waking up, and moving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise had reached the goal, and was...

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2013, 17:10

... Merchant and His Ass A Peddler drove his Ass to the seashore to buy salt His road home lay across a stream into which his Ass, making a false step, fell by accident and rose up again with his load ... when he speaks the truth The Cat and the Birds A Cat, hearing that the Birds in a certain aviary were ailing dressed himself up as a physician, and, taking his cane and a bag of instruments becoming ... the Mouse, and the Fox A Lion, fatigued by the heat of a summer 's day, fell fast asleep in his den A Mouse ran over his mane and ears and woke him from his slumbers He rose up and shook himself...

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2013, 17:10

... His Nets A Fisherman, engaged in his calling, made a very successful cast and captured a great haul of fish He managed by a skillful handling of his net to retain all the large fish and to draw ... greatest gain The Wild Ass and the Lion A Wild Ass and a Lion entered into an alliance so that they might capture the beasts of the forest with greater ease The Lion agreed to assist the Wild Ass ... blood was shed The Weasels were always the victors The Mice thought that the cause of their frequent defeats was that they had no leaders set apart from the general army to command them, and that...

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2013, 18:10

... Mouse said, "The great not always prevail There are times when the small and lowly are the strongest to mischief." The Lion and the Hare A Lion came across a Hare, who was fast asleep He was just ... hero is brave in deeds as well as words The Wild Boar and the Fox A Wild Boar stood under a tree and rubbed his tusks against the trunk A Fox passing by asked him why he thus sharpened his teeth ... bold, was searching for the tracks of a Lion He asked a man felling oaks in the forest if he had seen any marks of his footsteps or knew where his lair was "I will," said the man, "at once show...

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2013, 18:10

... tomato blush? A: Beacuse it saw the salad dressing! Submitted by: Dave Williams Q: What are the two strongest days of the week? A: They are Saturday and Sunday All the others are weak (week) days ... Why are baseball stadiums so cool? A: There is a fan in every seat My Spanish-speaking students got a kick out of this one Q: What you call a person who speaks languages? A: (Try to elicit responses ... (queue) Submitted by José Mª Pérez Q: What has two heads, four eyes, six legs and a tail? A: A horse and its rider Q: What is as big as a horse but doesn't weigh anything? A: The horse 's shadow...

Ngày tải lên: 25/09/2013, 19:10

... "Focus", because that 's where the sun 's rays meet (sons raise meat) Submitted by: Jacky Amar This is the same joke as above, but an earlier submission and worded differently Three brothers started ... the student can also speak Japanese, then continue the joke.) Max: I suppose he 's had to pay a lot in damages Lynn: No He usually says "sorry" and gets away with it Max: Don't they complain? ... his shoulder He walks up to the bar and asks for a pint for himself and a half pint for Tiny, his lizard The barman looks a little taken aback but serves him and Tiny Finally, curiosity gets...

Ngày tải lên: 25/09/2013, 20:10

... expensive." She was confused and asked him, "Expensive? Didn't you just say it was FREE?" Emiko went to a sandwich café with her American roommate A waitress asked what they wanted Emiko said, "I have a ... classes) Three EFL students are walking down the road to their remedial listening comprehension workshop "It 's windy" says the first "No it isn't, it 's Thursday" says the second "Me too." says ... says, "It 's Thursday." The first replies, "No thanks, I already had a drink." Submitted by Kevin Ryan Student to teacher," Are 'pants' singular or plural?" Teacher, "They're singular on top and...

Ngày tải lên: 25/09/2013, 20:10

... walks into a bar and the barman tells him there 's a strict policy about having snails in the bar and so kicks him out A year later the same snail re-enters the bar and asks the barman "What did ... Karen There is a California dude going through a desert He 's wearing shorts, sunglasses, a towel and listening to music on his walkman He 's having a good time Suddenly he sees a caravan approaching ... Probably too difficult for most ESL students A person who speaks two languages is bilingual A person who speaks three languages is trilingual A person who speaks four or more languages is multilingual...

Ngày tải lên: 25/09/2013, 20:10

... times by many authors Don Juan is used synonymously for "womanizer", especially in Spanish slang, and the term Don Juanism is sometimes used as a synonym for satyriasis Don Juan is a rogue and a ... human beings E.g.: A cunning person is a fox A spiteful person is a snake A rude person is a bear A hard working person is a bee or a beaver There are many expressions based on names of animals ... of Spartacus has proven inspirational to many modern literary and political writers, making Spartacus a folk hero among cultures both ancient and modern Thus, Spartacus was a brave slave and...

Ngày tải lên: 11/12/2013, 23:57

... stalls Salt(in large rock form), spices, beans and packaged foods are available There are mounds of fresh garlic and rice noodles Here, too, are stalls selling china and tea sets, cooking utensils, ... was impossible for him to continue suffering pain from the crab 's sharp pincers At last the tiger showed himself so bravely that made the violent genie stood as a stone status God was in an awkward ... tourists come to this area and visit Chau Hang and Chau Co (about 45 km away) for the bird sanctuary Many storks nest here and are often seen in great number at sunrise and sunset Other travelers...

Ngày tải lên: 12/07/2014, 23:00