A cross cultural study of using hedges in refusing a request in english and vietnamese

... everyday enriches the color of language and abundance of life. Both English and Vietnamese languages are rich in images and have a lot of idioms. And among them, idioms using the names of animals ... aims of this graduation paper are to investigate the ways in which metaphor and simile are used in English and Vietnamese idioms and to make some comparisons between English idioms and Vietnamese ... tending towards farming agriculture and industrial society. Because in Vietnam, there are over 60% of the population still lives off the land and many more lead a rural life in small villages in...

A cross cultural study of addressing form in greetings in vietnamese and english

... know any personal information. As we have known, each region has its own culture. That really makes influences on the way using language in general and using addressing forms in greeting in particularly. ... understanding, cultural trait may be an act, such as greeting. And addressing forms in greetings also belongs to a cultural trait. Culture is a system of resources for understanding the world around ... Social 28 56 %d. Marital Status 5 10 %e. Occupations 22 44 %addressing forms in greetings in Vietnamese and English and the similarities and differences in using them in cross- cultural communication.4....

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A cross cultural study of giving compliments and responses in english and vietnamese

... interest because itrequires a great deal of pragmatic insight by the speaker and therefore are often richwith data that reveal the cultural orientation of language learners. (In many languages,compliment ... the traditional method of learning and teaching language, which focuses on rote memorization of grammatical and lexical components of language. The fact has proved that, it is not suitable in thedevelopment ... cross- cultural study of giving and responding to compliments in English and Vietnamese equivalents Chapter III: Some suggestion for gving and responding to compliments in English and Vietnamese in equivalents....

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A vietnamese – english cross – cultural study of the use of hedging before giving bad news

... questionnaire aims at finding out the informants’o Ageo Gendero Marital statuso Living area, and 55o Acquisition of foreign languagesAll of the informants are Vietnamese and English native speakers. English ... conceptualizations of hedging and gives hedging strategies, based on speech act and politeness theories Chapter 3 (Data analysis and findings) analyses collected data to find out major cross- cultural ... the point with: 1- The Northern Vietnamese dialect and the English spoken by Anglophone community of England, America, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, are chosen for contrastive analysis....

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A vietnamese - american cross-cultural study of conversational distances nghiên cứu giao văn hóa việt mỹ về khoảng cách tham thoại

... Vocal behavior has been variously known as “vocalics” or “paralanguage”. Characteristics of the voice anddand its use, including the accent with which we speackspeak a language, have a major ... and factors affecting conversational distances. Special emphasis is given to :- classification and usage of conversational distances as well as and their usage- factors affecting conversational ... distances in human interactions To compare and contrast types of conversational distances in human interactions and the influence of the informants’ parameters on conversational distances in the two...

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A VIETNAMESE – AMERICAN CROSS CULTURAL STUDY OF TOUCHING BEHAVIOUR

... questionnaireThis survey questionnaire is designed for my research into A Vietnamese – American cross- cultural study of touching behaviour”. Your assistance in completing the following items ... (12).Put the appropriate numbers in the table below.Kissing Hugging PattingHeadFace- Lips- Cheek(s)- Eye(s)- Ear(s)- ForeheadNeckHairShoulderChestBackWaistHipButtockHandArmFinger ... close same sex friend (5); close opposite sex friend (6);same sex acquaintance (7); opposite sex acquaintance (8);same sex colleague (9); opposite sex colleague (10);boss (11); subordinate (12).Put...

A cross culture study on using gestures of vietnamese and american people

... originated as a gesture of peace by demonstrating that the hand holds no weapon. Hand-clapping (applause) Applause (Latin applause, to strike upon, clap) is primarily the expression of approval ... Touch as an act of body language is something that occurs in many settings across the board. As always, body language acts of all types are dependent on the user and, of course, the perception of ... they can talk anything else. They also can avoid eye contact and do not show interest in each other. In humans, eye contact can show personal involvement and create intimate bonds. Mutual gaze...

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