TAILIEUCHUNG - Master thesis in Social Sciences and Humanities: A study on hedges in conversations in English and Vietnamese films

The manifestation of hedges in conversations in English and Vietnamese films; pragmatic features of hedges in conversations in English and Vietnamese films; similarities and differences in the use of hedges in conversations in films between the two languages. | MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING THE UNIVERSITY OF DANANG LÊ THỊ KIM TUYẾN A STUDY ON HEDGES IN CONVERSATIONS IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE FILMS Major: English Linguistics Code: MASTER THESIS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES (Summary) Da Nang, 2016 The thesis has been completed at THE UNIVERSITY OF DANANG Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. LƯU QUÝ KHƯƠNG Examiner 1: NGUYỄN TẤT THẮNG, Examiner 2: Assoc. Prof. Dr. PHAN VĂN HÒA The thesis was orally defended at The Examining Committee. Time: 26/12/2016 Venue: The University of Da nang This thesis is available for the purpose of reference at: - The Library of University of Foreign Language Studies, The University of Da Nang - Information Resource Center, The University of Da Nang 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION . STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM It has been widely accepted that communicative competence plays an important role in daily life conversation. In order to be a successful communicator, a speaker must be aware of not only what to say but also how to say it appropriately. Therefore, in a conversation, besides informative content of an utterance, speakers often use devices to attenuate or reinforce the illocutionary force of the speech act. One of the devices is hedges which are used to avoid misunderstanding or negative reaction to speaker‟s speech and contribute to the flexibility and continuation for a conversation as well as achieve communicative aims. Take a look at the following example. () (In the Humvee, the EOD unit is accompanied by Colonel John Cambridge, a doctor, who does not usually go out into the war zone – James is instructing him how to act in case of danger) Sergeant First Class Williams James: Not to insult your intelligence, sir, but if the shit hits the fan, please don‟t fire out the Humvee. The round will just bounce around, and someone might get shot. I don‟t like getting shot. Colonel John Cambridge : Understood, Sergeant. (Film “The Hurt Locker”, 2009) In the above .

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