(Luận văn thạc sĩ) english verbs say; tell; speak; talk and their vietnamese equivalents
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Vietnam national university, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES
NGUYỄN THI ̣ HẢI YẾN
ENGLISH VERBS „SAY‟; „TELL‟; „SPEAK‟;
„TALK‟ AND THEIR VIETNAMESE
EQUIVALENTS
ĐỘNG TỪ „SAY‟; „TELL‟; „SPEAK‟; „TALK‟ TRONG TIẾNG ANH VÀ
NHƢ̃ NG TƢƠNG ĐƢƠNG TRONG TIẾNG VIỆT
M.A. MINOR THESIS
Major: English Linguistics
Code: 60 22 15
HANOI, 2010
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Vietnam national university, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST- GRADUATE STUDIES
NGUYỄN THI ̣ HẢI YẾN
ENGLISH VERBS „SAY‟; „TELL‟; „SPEAK‟;
„TALK‟ AND THEIR VIETNAMESE
EQUIVALENTS
ĐỘNG TỪ „SAY‟; „TELL‟; „SPEAK‟; „TALK‟ TRONG TIẾNG ANH VÀ
NHƢ̃ NG TƢƠNG ĐƢƠNG TRONG TIẾNG VIỆT
M.A. MINOR THESIS
Major: English Linguistics
Code: 60 22 15
Supervisor: Dr. HÀ CẨM TÂM
HANOI, 11/2010
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Declaration
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Acknowledgements
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Abstract
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List of abbreviations
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Table of contents
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PART I: INTRODUCTION
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1. Rationale
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2. Aims and Objectives of the study
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3. Research Questions
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4. Scope of the study
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5. Significance of the study
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6. Method of the study
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7. Organization of the study
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PART II: DEVELOPMENT
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Chapter 1: Theoretical Background
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1.1. Semantics
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1.2. Meaning
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1.3. The Meanings of “meaning”
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1.4. Synonyms
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1.5. Synonymic group
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1.6. Componential analysis
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Chapter 2: The Study
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2.1. Research questions
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2.2. Data collection
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2.3. Analytical Framework
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2.4. Data Analysis and Discussions
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2.4.1. Syntactic features of the verbs under study
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2.4.2. Semantic features of the verbs under study
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2.4.2.1. Meanings conveyed by Say
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2.4.2.2. Meanings conveyed by Tell
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2.4.2.3. Meanings conveyed by Speak
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2.4.2.4. Meanings conveyed by Talk
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2.4.3. The English verbs Say, Tell, Speak and Talk
and their Vietnamese Equivalents
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2.4.3.1. Say and its Vietnamese equivalents
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2.4.3.2. Tell and its Vietnamese equivalents
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2.4.3.3. Speak and its Vietnamese equivalents
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2.4.3.4. Talk and its Vietnamese equivalents
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2.4.3.5. Findings and concluding marks
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PART III: CONCLUSION
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3.1. Conclusions
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3.2. Pedagogical Implications
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3.3. Limitations and Suggestions for further Research
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REFERENCES
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