TIỂU LUẬN NGÔN NGỮ XÃ HỘI HỌC

Student’s name: Dương Bảo Trung
Date of birth: 27/10/1994
Student’s code: 7052900499
Class: Nghe An 6
HUE UNIVERSITY

Institute of Open Training and Information Technology
Midterm exam on Discourse Analysis. Nghe An 6 group
Fixed time: 90 minutes
PART 1. (2.0 points). Identify Theme and Rheme in the following
sentences:
1. My brother collected these foreign stamps.
Theme: My brother
Rheme: collected these foreign stamps

2.

The central processing unit is where calculations are carried out.
Theme: The central processing unit
Rheme: is where calculations are carried out

3.

The little girl was bitten by the dog.
Theme: The little girl
Rheme: was bitten by the dog

4.

Our friends have invited us.
Theme: Our friends

Rheme: have invited us


5.

The key theme of the conversation is pollution all around the world.
Theme: The key theme of the conversation
Rheme: is pollution all around the world

PART 2. (4.0 points). Present the differences between Text and
Discourse. Illustrate with examples.
Difference Between Text and Discourse
Definition

Agent

Nature
Analysis Parts

Medium or Form
Examples

Text
Text is usually a written
form of communication
information, which is a
non-interactive nature.

Discourse.
discourse can be from

spoken, written, visual
and
audial
form,
communicating
information
that
is
interactive in nature.
The agent is not crucial However, the agent is
for the text
crucial, and it is that what
makes up a discourse.
the text is non-interactive
in nature
the grammatical cohesion
and the structure of
sentences are analyzed
whereas

discourse is interactive in
nature
the agents involved in
the communication, the
social purpose and the
medium utilized are
analyzed to comprehend
the meaning of it
The text is usually in discourse can be either in
written form whereas

written, verbal, visual or
audio form.
texts
include
press discourse
can
be
reports, street signs, dialogues, conversations,
documents
interactions in audiovisual programmes, etc,
anything that depicts the
social usage of the


language

PART 3. (4.0 points). Write a coherent paragraph in English using
linking words (at least 100 words).
Everyone sat up expectantly. It was a Math period and all of us waited eagerly for our
Math teacher, Mrs. Hanh, to come into the class. She is very popular among us. In fact,
she is my favorite teacher.
Mrs. Hanh has short curly hair and wears thick glasses which make her look stern.
However, she is actually very approachable and is always ready to lend an ear to our
problems. She is motherly and cares very much for us. I remember once when I fell and
hurt my knee, Mrs. Hanh helped me to stop the bleeding and took me to the clinic. I was
very grateful to her.
I used to dislike Math when I was younger because I found it far too complicated. Mrs.
Hanh always makes Math lessons interesting and easy to understand. She is very patient
in explaining Math problems to us and always makes sure that everyone understands
them. Under her guidance, my Math has improved by leaps and bounds.

I have grown to love Math and I always score high marks in my Math tests now and it’s
all because of my favorite teacher

Deadline: July 15th 2023