... types ofverbs that can be phrasalized, including: a/ verbsof movement (go, come); b/ verbsof invitation and ordering (invite, let); c/ the so-called ‗empty verb‘, verbsof indefinite meaning ... of the English Language, 1755 1. Rationale of the study The two-word verbs, including phrasal verbs (PVs) and prepositional verbs (PreVs), are an interesting linguistic phenomenon in the English ... between mental and relational processes, cover saying of different modes (asking, commanding, offering, stating) and semiotic processes that are not necessary verbal (showing, indicating). They...
... number of suitable and interesting verbal expressions when giving and receiving presents inEnglishand Vietnamese in some specific circumstances for avoiding, or at least, reducing the threat of ... among Englishand Vietnamese informants in the event of birthday gift giving. Surprisingly, the number ofEnglish informants using the strategy “direct offer” is much higher than the number of ... CHAPTER 3: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 40 3.1 Findings in Vietnamese 40 3.2 Findings inEnglish 42 3.3 Similarities and Differences 44 3.4 Tentative explanations in terms of linguistic politeness...
... and the meanings of directive PVs inEnglishand Vietnamese. - point out the similarities and differences of directive EPVs and their Vietnamese equivalents in terms of syntax and semantics. ... PVs inEnglishand Vietnamese ? - What are the similarities and differences of directive PVs inEnglishand Vietnamese? - What are the possible recommendations for learning and teaching English ... following principles in order to achieve the aims and objectives of the study: + Collecting data containing directive PVs. + Choosing data sources from ebook. + Choosing type of data: original...
... act of saying something in the full sense of sayã Illocutionary act: the act performed in saying somethingã Perlocutionary act: the act performed by or as a result of sayingFor instance, in ... the underlying intentions the speaker means and address to it. The meaningful differences between Vietnamese and English might originate from the cultural differences and ways of thinking. The ... similarities and the differences in responses to questions inEnglishand Vietnamese were found out on the foundations of the findings in each language. The number of overlaps by both native speakers and...
... • describing and analyzing Ditransitive verbsand its complementation. • describing and analyzing the expression of Ditransitive complementation of different process types. ã finding out the ... parts: ã Introduction including Rationale, Aims of the study, Methods of the study, Scope of the study, and Design of the study ã Investigation consisting of three chapters: TABLE OF CONTENTS ... nominal relative clause but the other nominal clause such as finite that clause, finite WH-interrogative clause, finite Y/N-interrogative clause, non-finite To infinitive clause and non-finite...
... current understandings of the human mind. Workers in this field seek to understand language as it relates to models of human thinking, interpreting language in light of the social and psychological ... equivalents of the Englishverbs “open/close”. - finding out the similarities and differences of these two verbs from cross-linguistic point of view. - providing pedagogical implications for teaching ... description ofverbsin 1.1 and 1.2; cognitive linguistics and cognitive semantics theory will be briefly discussed in 1.3, a review of major principles of cognitive linguistics in general and cognitive...
... DESCRIPTION OFVERBS 7 2.2.1. VerbsinEnglish 7 2.2.2. Verbsin Vietnamese 8 3.3. COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS 9 3.3.1. Definition of terms 9 3.3.2. Major principles of cognitive linguistics 10 ... established in chapter 2 into analyzing the meanings of the two verbs open/close and find out Vietnamese equivalents of these English verbs. Although there appear to be some differences in the meanings ... POLYSEMY OF OPEN/CLOSE INENGLISH 20 3.1.1. Prototypical and non-prototypical meanings of ‘open/close’ 20 3.1.1.1 .Physical meanings of ‘open’ and ‘close’ 20 3.1.1.1.1. Physical meanings of the...
... During the process of investigating materials from various sources, the forms, characteristics and meanings of idioms and their variants and synonyms inEnglishand Vietnamese are described and ... meaning from the meaning of several words” (Dictionary ofEnglish Idioms, 1979) As can be seen from the above definitions, there are different ways of defining an idiom. In general, most of ... because of their original meaning colours coming from grammatical meanings changed. [27: 128]. Basing on this, we can make a clear distinction between synonyms and variants of idioms in both English...
... different kinds of rhyming slang - Surveying about the use of rhyming slang in three situations: at home, at school and at the party. - Comparing the similarities and differences between Englishand ... fact-finding, corporate mini-trial. It must also be noted that new strategies and forms are continually being developed in a variety of forums and continue to be implemented in a variety of ways. ... development of the society, English language is also constantly growing, developing and changing. English rhyming slang isn‟t outside of this process.From the language of the street, nowadays rhyming...