English and Vietnamese Adjective Phrases.
PART A: INTRODUCTION
1.Rationale.
Nowadays, English is the most widely used in the world and plays an important role together with the development of society and technologies. English is not only the effective means of communication but also show its progressive effects in many aspects of life.
Practically, study on the similarities and differences between the two languages and cultures English and Vietnamese has been one of my concerns. It is clear that there are many differences between the two languages of as those in grammar, lexicology, translation, phonetic and so on. However there still exist plenty of similarities and differences between English and Vietnamese that can be demonstrated contrastive analysis. When choosing the subject for the assignment, I put much attention to adjective phrases because this field may make me confused. I hope that this study help me as well as other learners will understand adjective phrases in English and Vietnamese thoroughly.
2. Aims of the study.
My research aims at.:
+ Giving theoretical background of English and Vietnamese adjective phrases.
+ Analyzing of the word order in English adjective with Vietnamese equivalence
+ Presenting some difficulties faced by Vietnamese learners of English in adjective phrases and
3. Scope of the study.
During the study process, I have been attracted by adjective phrases. Because of time allowance and knowledge, I cannot cover all its constructions, functions, etc. but only focus on orders, and I introduce some similarities and differences of adjective phrases between English and Vietnamese for the research.
PART B: DEVELOPMENT
I. Literature Review
I.1. Definition of Adjective phrase :
I.1.1. English Adjective phrase
According to Quirk et al.(57) and Greenbaunm (32), an adjective phrase is a phrase with an adjective such as big or happy as its head. Within the adjectives phrase, the adjective may be pre-modified (too careful) or post-modified (afraid of ghost ) or
1.Rationale.
Nowadays, English is the most widely used in the world and plays an important role together with the development of society and technologies. English is not only the effective means of communication but also show its progressive effects in many aspects of life.
Practically, study on the similarities and differences between the two languages and cultures English and Vietnamese has been one of my concerns. It is clear that there are many differences between the two languages of as those in grammar, lexicology, translation, phonetic and so on. However there still exist plenty of similarities and differences between English and Vietnamese that can be demonstrated contrastive analysis. When choosing the subject for the assignment, I put much attention to adjective phrases because this field may make me confused. I hope that this study help me as well as other learners will understand adjective phrases in English and Vietnamese thoroughly.
2. Aims of the study.
My research aims at.:
+ Giving theoretical background of English and Vietnamese adjective phrases.
+ Analyzing of the word order in English adjective with Vietnamese equivalence
+ Presenting some difficulties faced by Vietnamese learners of English in adjective phrases and
3. Scope of the study.
During the study process, I have been attracted by adjective phrases. Because of time allowance and knowledge, I cannot cover all its constructions, functions, etc. but only focus on orders, and I introduce some similarities and differences of adjective phrases between English and Vietnamese for the research.
PART B: DEVELOPMENT
I. Literature Review
I.1. Definition of Adjective phrase :
I.1.1. English Adjective phrase
According to Quirk et al.(57) and Greenbaunm (32), an adjective phrase is a phrase with an adjective such as big or happy as its head. Within the adjectives phrase, the adjective may be pre-modified (too careful) or post-modified (afraid of ghost ) or
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