in this ma thesis we have examined the main concepts of cognitive semantics its main concepts and tenets the theory of lexicalization patterns with its typological and universal principles across languages
... Examine, in some depths, themainconceptsofcognitive semantics, itsmainconceptsand tenets, thetheoryoflexicalizationpatternswithitstypologicalanduniversalprinciplesacrosslanguages ... Major findings: To summarize these, let us review the points illustrated inthe previous sections: 1.1 InthisMA thesis, wehaveexaminedthemainconceptsofcognitive semantics, itsmainconcepts ... Contribution ofthe study The study hopes to explore themainconceptsofcognitivesemanticsandlexicalizationpatternsof verbs of motion withtypologicalanduniversalprinciples embedded in them...
... called “maxims” They can be characterized in modified - 10 form below: maxim of quality, maxim of quantity, maxim of relevance, maxim of manner 2.2.4 Politeness TheoryThetheoryof Brown and Levinson ... SUMMARY OFTHE DEVELOPMENT OFTHE STUDY As presented inthe third chapter, thethesis involves the qualitative and quantititive study ofthe syntactic and pragmatic features of PAs in English and ... communication in English and -5Vietnamese The findings ofthe study can be the potential source for the teaching and learning of speech acts in general and PAs in English and Vietnamese in particular...
... greeting The introductory greeting The intimate greeting The long greeting The chat Speedy greeting Greeting on the run Formal and informal greeting 2.2.1 Formal and Informal Greetings Formal greetings ... 80) Male (N=54) Female Male Female (N=26) (N=54) (N=26) Informants < Informants>15 12 13 Informants>25 3 Informants>35 4 Informants>45 Informants>55 Informants>75 Married Informants 22 11 8 Single ... another country, however some greetings does not apply Themain scope ofthis study is to find out the common greetings for verbal and non-verbal greetings both in English and Vietnamese in the...
... định 4.3 THE PRAGMATICS OF PMS IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE Inthe foregoing sections I have presented and discussed about thesemanticsof PMs in English and Vietnamese in terms ofthe information ... starting points 4.2.1 PMs in English and Vietnamese in view of Factivity The analysis of instances of PMs inthis study reveals that in most cases these markers were used mainly as epistemic markers ... shaping ofthesemanticsof a proclaim marker: which element is the core ofthe meaning of a proclaim marker and which is the specifier or modifier? The occurrence of instances of style and content...
... the insertion sequence in conversation in English andin Vietnamese Due to the time andthe length limit ofthe study, thethesis mainly focuses on the syntactic and pragmatic features of insertion ... politeness, wehave analyzed and recognized the purpose of using insertion sequence in communication In general, the summary ofthe findings in our study can be reviewed inthe comparison of similarities ... sequences in English and Vietnamese The problems under investigation have resulted inthe findings which are summarized inthe following section 5.2 Brief Re-statement ofthe Findings Using insertion...
... employing language to purse and maintain social 1.2.2 Objectives ofthe Study relations The study is intended: Within these functions of language, as a sub-part of linguistic - To point out distinctions ... and Vietnamese In competence in giving thanks and refraining 1.5 The Scope ofthe Study the work "Say It Naturally" by Wall, A.P (1987), thanking patternsIn reseaching the ways of thank-givings ... competence in giving thanks and refrain from misunderstanding in between interlocutors, genders, ages etc determiningly influence on interactions ways of applying linguistic items, specifically thanking...
... understanding one domain of experience, called the source domain, in terms ofthe conceptual structure of another domain, called the target domain Emotion is a fundamental component of human psyche ... dangerousness There is a correlation between the intensity of emotion andthe amount ofthe fluid kept inthe container Levels ofthe fluid inside the container indicate intensity ofthe emotion Following ... on thetheoryofcognitivesemantics • discovering and explaining the similarities andthe differences incognitive metaphors ofthe three negative emotions in English and Vietnamese • suggesting...
... structures and semantic features of SCOPE OFTHE STUDY This study is confined to the syntactic and semantic features of sports headings in English and Vietnamese which focus mainly on those used in sports ... through the analysis ofthe data collected from newspapers, sport magazines in English and Vietnamese The deep investigation into the relationships between the content inthe sports headings andthe ... those interested in investigating the meaning of sports headlines in English as well as in Vietnamese It can also provide a better understanding of how to use The complexity of headings has been investigated...
... in writing slogans In summary, no matter which structure and what words are used in a slogan, all of them serve the purpose of attracting the audience, conveying information to them, urging them ... learning and writing company slogans? 1.6 ORGANIZATION OFTHE STUDY Thethesis consists of five main chapters CHAPTER - Introduction There have been some researches done into the language of advertising ... will remain in their students especially the students of business school, for designers of mind They will hardly forget the name andthe product ofthis slogans, for advertising companies These...
... English and Vietnamese The findings ofthe study can be the potential source for the teaching and learning of speech acts in general and NCs in English and Vietnamese in particular as foreign languages ... Vietnamese and English - Finding out the syntactic category and functions of negotiation they belong and perform then put them into distinctive groups - Analyzing and discussing the results Comparing the ... teachers and English of NCs in differences syntax and learners of 1.3 SCOPE OFTHE STUDY This research focuses on investigating the syntactic and pragmatic features in NCs in English and Vietnamese...
... episodes, main contents ofthe film, but the name ofthe film is always present in both languages Two parts that are always present are name ofthe film and director in EFRs and name ofthe film andmain ... CONCLUSIONS Withthe aim of investigating and analyzing some typical features about the discourse in EFRs and VFRs in order to find out the similarities and differences between them, we set up the major ... for thethesisin terms ofthe layout, lexical choices, syntactic features and cohesive devices In terms ofthe layout, both EFRs and VFRs contain the three main parts: Introduction, Plot Summary...
... names 1.4 SCOPE OFTHE STUDY Inthis research, we mainly focus on the findings ofthe structural; i.e syntactic and morphological features of English and Vietnamese company names Furthermore, cultural ... “Structural and Cultural Features of English and Vietnamese Website Domain Names” mentions differences and similarities between Vietnamese and English website domain names in terms of structure and culture ... Corporation Blending (4.48) FedEx Corporation The name “FedEx” stands for Federal Express, invented by combining the beginning “fed” ofthe word “Federal” andthe beginning “ex” ofthe word “Express”...
... “Raise The comparison”, “Pushing the choice into the contain parts: the Headline, the Body Copy, the Illustration, andthe future” and “Guarantees” and they are absent from the other Standing Details ... which the Headline andthe Body Copy are the strategies Nevertheless, the percentages of evaluative adjectives are main parts Inthe Headline, the similarity is that the headlines for not the same ... 4.3 THE DISTRIBUTION OFTHE PERSUASION IN ALPHA AND OMEGA STRATEGIES IN TERMS OF DISCOURSE 4.3.1 Layouts of EAs and VAs for “Emphasize Scarcity”: and removing some ofthe customer’s imaginable and...
... Sub-function INTRODUCING THE BOOK Defining the general topic ofthe book Informing about potential readership Informing about the author Making topic generalizations Inserting the book inthe field OUTLINING ... sách [109] Withthe fully vivid wording, the reviewers reach the readers to the climax ofthe merit ofthe book, and their smooth writing stirs the readers’ hearts On a whole, using intensifiers ... Beside the similarities, the study finds out some minor differences regarding percentage in reference, while the rate of For the sake of making further inverstigations into the Book Reviews, we would...
... (15/23) This explains for the fact that the purpose ofthe lead andthe body is to restate in more details themain idea introduced inthe headline Inthe text, there are also repetition of verbs ... is an animal That is, the meaning of animal is included inthe meaning of cat, as in dog, lion, monkey and elephant Slightly different, the meaning of Event included inthe meaning of accident, ... This is evidenced by the findings ofthe survey that all general words in newspaper articles are nouns involving themain information ofthe newspaper article They can be relatively grouped in...
... entitled Introduction outlines the background ofthe Graduation ThesisInthis part, we present some information about the reasons for choosing the subject, the aims, the scope, the methods andthe ... teaching and learning a foreign language There are two kinds of CA: the contrast oflanguagesandthe contrast of signs The contrast oflanguages is comparing one language to another, of which is the ... shortened by the development of technology and information and exchanges are greatly increasing, which lead to the demand for learning and teaching of foreign languagesand interpretation Contrastive...
... Both patterns are used to ask the hearer to agree that the statement inthemain clause is true The nuclear tone ofthe tag occurs on the operator and is either a rise or fall Four main types of ... through) The scope of negation formally extends from the negative words to the end ofthe clause or to the beginning of a final adjunct The subject and any adjuncts occur before a final predication often ... published in 1998 by the Centre of Dictionary, “Negation is the act of rejecting the existence, the necessity of something, is the opposition of affirmation” Inthe Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...
... theoryand other issues related to the matter ofthisthesishave been introduced This chapter focuses on introducing the methodology ofthe thesis; in other words, the methods of collecting data ... influence of three variables to the choice of inviting forms of two groups of participants Chapter 5: Conclusions, this part summaries the major findings recorded during the making ofthe thesis, ... forms of imperative sentences for making invitations inthe situation where the hearer andthe speaker are in equal power and they are familiar with each other 4.2.2 The choice of inviting forms in...
... system andthe factors creating coherence in one-way discourse; it involves the gaining, holding, and yielding of turns, the negotiation of meaning and direction, the shifting of topic, the signaling ... work together to contribute to the creation of discourse Within the scope of minor thesis, this study is only focused on the findings of linguistics means used for nominal substitution in English ... exist independently of any speaker of that language It is most often used inthe teaching and learning of a language and also in explaining how the rules of a language work Discourse, on the contrary,...