VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES
Hà THị TUYếT NHUNG
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AN ENGLISH -VIETNAMESE CROSS - CULTURAL
STUDY OF BOASTING
NGHIÊN CứU GIAO VĂN HOá VIệT - ANH
TRONG CáCH KHOE KHOANG
M.A MINOR THESIS
Field: English Linguistics
Code: 602215
Hanoi, 2010
VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES
Hà THị TUYếT NHUNG
[
ơ
AN ENGLISH -VIETNAMESE CROSS - CULTURAL
STUDY OF BOASTING
NGHIÊN CứU GIAO VĂN HOá VIệT - ANH
TRONG CáCH KHOE KHOANG
M.A MINOR THESIS
Field: English Linguistics
Code: 602215
Supervisor: Đào Thị Thu Trang, M.A
Hanoi, 2010
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
* Certificate of originality of study project report
*Acknowledgements
*Abstract
*Table of contents
*Abbreviations
* List of tables
* List of figures
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PART I: INTRODUCTION
1. Rationale
2. Scope of the study
3. Aims of the study
4. Methodology
5. Design of the study
PART II: DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
1.1. Language, culture and cross-cultural communication
1.1.1. Language, culture in communication
1.1.2. Language and culture in cross-cultural communication
1.2. Speech act
1.2.1. What is a speech act?
1.2.2. Classification of speech acts
1.2.3. Boasting as a speech acts
1.3. Politeness
1.3.1. What is politeness?
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1.3.2. Face and Politeness
1.3.3. Politeness strategies
CHAPTER 2: DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
2.1. Advisable topics to boast
2.2. Politeness strategies realized in boasting
2.3. Use of strategies in boasting as seen from communicating
partners' parameters
2.3.1. Data analysis
2.3.2 Major similarities and differences
2.4. Use of strategies in boasting as seen from informants'
parameters
2.4.1. Data analysis
2.4.2 Major similarities and differences
PART III: CONCLUSION
1. Review of the findings
2. Implications for cross – cultural communication
3. Suggestions for further research
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
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