TAILIEUCHUNG - Master thesis in The English language: An investigation into linguistic features of adjective and verb phrases using the words of body parts in English and Vietnamese

Examining the syntactic and semantic features of adjective and verb phrases as idioms using the words of body parts in expressing emotion in English and Vietnamese; finding out the similarities and differences in adjective and verb phrases as idioms using the words of body parts in expressing emotion in English and Vietnamese. | 1 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING UNIVERSITY OF DANANG 2 The thesis has been completed at the College of Foreign Languages, University of Danang. Supervisor: NGŨ THI N HÙNG, Ph. D. NGUY N THÚC TRÍ Examiner 1: Assoc. Prof. Dr. TR N VĂN PHƯ C Examiner 2: NGUY N TH QUỲNH HOA, Ph. D. AN INVESTIGATION INTO LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF ADJECTIVE AND VERB PHRASES USING WORDS OF BODY PARTS IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE The thesis will be orally defended at the Examining Committee. Field: THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Code: Time: 16th April, 2012 Venue: University of Danang MASTER THESIS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (SUMMARY) Danang, 2012 The original of thesis is accessible for the purpose of reference at the College of Foreign Languages Library, and the Information Resources Center, Danang University. 3 4 Chapter 1 numerous such as bu n thúi ru t, s d ng tóc gáy, s m t m t, s tái INTRODUCTION . STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM m t, s thót tim, gi n b m gan tím ru t, gi n sôi máu Being a Vietnamese who is studying and teaching English, I Language is a means of communication and also an effective wish to explore the linguistic features of the verb phrase and means to achieve one’s goal in depicting a state-of-affairs vividly. In adjective phrases as body idioms expressing emotion. I also wish to our daily life, we often experience a state of emotion and have an share my language experience with colleagues and Vietnamese urgent need to express ourselves, maybe because of a natural demand learners of English as well as foreigners studying Vietnamese to give vent to our feeling. We also have the need to depict some through my research: “An investigation into linguistic features of other persons’ emotional or physiological state with effective adjective and verb phrases using the words of body parts in English language. Our portrayal of our own emotional state or even and Vietnamese”. someone’s physiological state needs to be close to the state-of-affairs .

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• The English language
• Master thesis in the English language
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