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... also been many theses that study perception verbs such as Trương H ng Anh studies verbs denotinp sense perception in English and American novels and Vietnamese versions part of speech such as ... use derived words such as conclusions as follows: overhear or mishear, whereas in Vietnamese, besides single words a lot of compound words are used such as nghe l m, nghe tr m In chapter we study ... Vietnamese besides ear, most idioms contain the verb hear Secondly, the presence of possessive pronoun one s in English verb phrase idioms is quite popular: prick up one s ear; to keep one s ear...
... mosquitoes that carry important diseases, neither all species of mosquito, nor or all strains of a given species transmit the same kinds of diseases, nor they all transmit the diseases under the same ... I just research on ten typical insects' names: Bees, Fleas, Butterflies, Ants, Flies, Bugs, Worms, Beetles, Gnats, Crickets and the Grasshoppers Chapter is "Related problems faced by English learners ... insects such as bees, fleas, bugs, butterflies, ants, flies, worms, beetles, gnats, crickets and grasshoppers Aims of the study Idioms and proverbs are an extremely difficult topic, which is hardly...
... first of these has a strong ESP focus and several of the papers discuss difficulties encountered by non-L1 students caused by specific features of economics discourse The first three chapters ... chapters of this collection all discuss aspects of non-literalness in economics discourse, which is seen as making its understanding less transparent, especially for non-L1 students In her contribution, ... Vietnamese texts suggests the hypothesis that Vietnamese uses a more limited range of expressions to express increase and decrease, which when translated more or less literally produce a somewhat...
... Vietnamese there exist Passive expressions (passive sentences) Among traditional researches, there exist two groups: non advocates of Passive expressions, advocates of Passive expressions, which ... 2.3.1 Passive Types The passive clause in transitive analysis is classified in following main types: true passive, beneficiary-passive, range-passive and circumstantial passive, which is further, ... Among these expressions, the one used by Asher, R.(1994) seems to be the most persuasive ones His suggestions not only cover all other linguists suggestions but also pave the new way in understanding...
... English use the WDBs “chicken”, “cock”, “hen” to express talkativeness and uselessness, these semantic features are not found in Vietnamese On the contrary, some such semantic features as: movement, ... unstableness, diligence, care, carelessness, 4.1.3 Similarities and Differences in the Semantic Features of the uncontrollableness, unsafeness are found with the WDBs “gà” in WDBs in English ... the WDBs in English 4.2.1.1 Showing Human Relations a Human Appearance: dove s eyes, eagle eyes, eagle nose, eagle s beak, hawk s nose, hawk s eyes, crow s feet, gooseflesh skin, goose-step, etc...
... Idioms Expressing Social Distance in Versus English Versus Vietnamese ENGLISH VIETNAMESE Vietnamese Table 4.3: Structure of Idioms Expressing Psychological Distance in English Versus Vietnamese ... motivations, such as needs, sentiments, roles, attitudes, statistic data are dealt with by using Microsoft Excel Last but not interests, means, wants and goals least, the researcher would suggest some ... Features of Idioms Table 4.7: Frequency of Semantic Fields of Idioms Expressing Expressing Distance in English Versus Vietnamese Distance in English versus Vietnamese Idioms Expressing Distance...
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... feelings strategies Of the six significant strategies, E used more of reassuring- H s feelings, suggesting things to do, expressing- belief E V E V strategies and fewer of the rest three strategies ... is true that assessments of size of imposition, social distance, power are indeed culture- specific This paves the way for our suggestion that raising awareness of culture norms to students is ... and discusses performatives and constatatives, conditions for happy performatives, Press.”[36].The study defines speech acts and provides a brief overview of how this field of discourse has been...
... open ones lips ones lips are sealed word escapes ones lips hang on ones lips pass the lips fall from the lips of someone refuse to open ones lips ripe lips button ones lips pay lip service to MOUTH ... ones hands be rubbing ones hands with glee play ones hands for all it is worth lie in ones hands a safe pair of hands sit on ones hands take something / somebody off ones hands wash ones hands ... a word in ones ears music to ones ears sharp ears for ones private ear have long ears to ring in ones ears to set persons by the ears to be all ears ones ears are burning ones ears are flapping...
... features The contrast of signs is the study on the inside relationships of languages such as categories, structural systems and so on In practice, CA has its usages as follows: - The ability of discovering ... is distinguishing her from another of his girl friends who is not beautiful Or - Mary Smith, who is upstairs, wants to see you Who is upstairs is a non-restrictive clause because Mary Smiths ... languages Even though similarities is less than differences The similarity is about some positions of quantity words because both languages ones stands a head in the noun phrases And the differences...
... expressions, words and structures of requests in Vietnamese as well as English, then work out some affecting factors and politeness strategy of requests Besides, the frequency of using requests ... of requests, request expressions, words and structures used in requests, the frequency of using requests in English and Vietnamese letters, factors affecting requests and some similarities and ... is the Research Procedure and the last is the Results and Discussion Chapter focuses on A Contrastive Analysis of Requests in Letters in English and Vietnamese with six sections They are forms...
... students can see: objects, the classroom, ourselves, the students themselves and pictures In the class, visual aids can be used at any stage of the lesson because good visual aids are not just used ... seen as a rude or imposing person, disobeying politeness strategies Thats why the speakers often hedge, using modalized phrases such as I think (that), I suppose (that) first to express their subjective ... by making simple statements and asking questions Sometimes, we want to make requests, offers, or suggestions We may also want to express our wishes, intentions or indicate our feelings about what...
... equivalents c Exposing some common mistakes made by Vietnamese students and presenting some suggested solutions d Heightening learner s awareness in learning English and Vietnamese negative questions Scope ... presents two or more possible answers and presupposes that only one is true Alternative questions offer two or more options for responses Alternative questions, like Yes/No questions, ask on the ... question systems and use them correctly As a rule, a lot of practice is certainly needed for students to master negative English questions Teachers can give students some lists of questions for...
... Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD): DR-TB drugs under the microscope: Sources and prices for drug-resistant tuberculosis medicines 2011 [http://www.msfaccess.org/sites/default/files/MSF_assets/ ... in 2010 was $153/vial The case of LAmB suggests that it is possible to segment markets by indication However, similar discounts are also needed for use against other fungal infections such as ... over time Tuberculosis: Medicines for Drug-Resistant Disease Most medicines for tuberculosis (TB) are widely available as low-cost generics, but some medicines for drugresistant TB (DR-TB, including...