SLIDE a STUDY ON GRAMMATICAL MEANS AND PROSODIC MEANS AS COHENSIVE DEVICES IN NARRATIVE DISCOURSE

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
POSTGRADUATE DEPARTMENT
POSTGRADUATE DEPARTMENT
A STUD Y ON GRAMMATICA L AND
A STUD Y ON GRAMMATICA L AND
PROSODI C MEANS AS
PROSODI C MEANS AS
COHESIVE S DEVICES IN
COHESIVE S DEVICES IN
NARRATIVE DISCOURSE
NARRATIVE DISCOURSE
MA THESIS
Presenter: Nguyen Thu Phuong


CONTENTS
CONTENTS
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Introduction
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Literature review and
theoretical background
•
A study on grammatical means

and intonation as cohesive
devices in narrative discourse.
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Conclusion


AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
How reference, ellipsis, substitution and
conjunction function in particular become
cohesive devices in narrative discourse
How prosodic means in general and
intonation in particular become a cohesive
device in narrative discourse.


RATIONALE OF THE STUDY
RATIONALE OF THE STUDY
The linguists has discussed and given
various concept about cohesive devices.
The demands of applying means of
cohesion to gain the best communicative
values.


SCOPE OF THE STUDY
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
Cohesion in narrative discourse is a
big area.
The study only focus on the
grammatical means and intonation

as cohesive devices in the film “The
Perfect Man” on HBO channel.


METHODS OF THE STUDY
METHODS OF THE STUDY
Major method: inductive method
Minor method: analytic method
Technique: description and systemization
Specific examples are taken from
“The Perfect Man” and then
described and analyzed to form the
general rules and principle




RATIONALE OF THE STUDY
RATIONALE OF THE STUDY
The linguists has discussed and given
various concept about cohesive devices.
The demands of applying means of
cohesion to gain the best




RATIONALE OF THE STUDY
RATIONALE OF THE STUDY
The linguists has discussed and given

various concept about how intonation
and grammatical means as cohesive
devices in narrative discourse
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
SCOPE OF THE STUDY


AIMS OF THE STUDY
AIMS OF THE STUDY






CONTENTS
CONTENTS
•
Introduction
•
Literature review and theoretical
background
•
A study on grammatical means and
intonation as cohesive devices in
narrative discourse.
•
Conclusion

Suggestions for further
Suggestions for further
studies
studies
•
The influence of the cultural
factors on English and
Vietnamese job application
letters.
•
Semantic or grammatical
features of job application
letters.
•
Analysis of English and
Vietnamese curriculum
vitae




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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS