. negating in American and Vietnamese verbal communication,  find major similarities and differences in how American and Vietnamese express confirming and negating verbally,  raise awareness. CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY ON AMERICAN-VIETNAMESE VERBAL EXPRESSIONS IN CONFIRMING AND NEGATING NGHIÊN CỨU GIAO VĂN HOÁ VIỆT - MỸ VỀ CÁCH DIỄN ĐẠT KHẲNG ĐỊNH VÀ PHỦ ĐỊNH MINOR THESIS . expressing confirming and negating in American English and Vietnamese? ii. What are the similarities and differences in American and Vietnamese verbal expressions of confirmation and negation? 3. Scope