Running head: NOUN PHRASES IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF NOUN PHRASES IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE Le Thi Hong Phuong University of Education English – Vietnamese Comparative Linguistics 2011 Instructor: Nguyen Ngoc Vu Class: 4A08 December 30‚ 2011 Abstract: Language is a complicated category. Only human beings can use language to express their ideas‚ concepts and feelings. The use of this tool is for the communication between the addresser and the addressee. There
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the five different types of phrases in English namely noun phrases‚ verb phrases‚ adjective phrases‚ adverb phrases and prepositional phrases‚ noun phrases are the most common playing various syntactic functions in the sentence and clause structure: subject‚ object and complement (of various kinds)‚ apposition and attribute. They are used to refer to things that people want to talk about: people‚ objects‚ concepts‚ processes and all kind of entities. 2. Basic Noun Phrases Structurally speaking‚ in
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1. A bad workman blames his tools. * Something that you say when someone blames the objects they are using for their own mistakes. It is not the tools we use which make us good‚ but rather how we employ them. 2. If a job is worth doing‚ it’s worth doing well. * There is a lot of emphasis on getting things right 3. Make hay while the sun still shines. * To take an opportunity to do something when the time and conditions are near perfect or available. * To do something while
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• Siddhartha Gautama‚ more commonly known as Buddha. • Focusses on personal spiritual development • They believe in no personal god • Four Noble Truths: The truth of suffering The truth of origin of suffering The truth of cessation of suffering The truth of the path to the cessation of suffering • (First) Dukkha - Suffering like old age‚ sickness and death. Life frequently fails to live up to our expectations • (Second) Samudaya - Causes of suffering = Greed and desire
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HANDOUT: NOUNS AND NOUN PHRASES The NP The structure of the Noun Phrase can be illustrated as follows (Premodification) H (Postmodification) determiners adjectives nouns the the old the very old those very old noun pronoun prepositional phrases relative clauses in the parking lot cars (that) the company bought for the employees Other pre- and postmodifiers may include determiner phrases‚ adjective phrases and even adverb phrases. A noun may also be complemented
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Foreign Words and Phrases. Irina Vardanyan Foreign words and phrases shouldn’t become a bête noire‚ but‚ ceteris paribus‚ English sentences should be in English… (Jack Lynch 2008) Throughout its history‚ English has been shaped and enriched by words and phrases of French‚ Scandinavian‚ Italian‚ Latin‚ Greek and German origin. When cultures come into contact with one other‚ borrowing takes place primarily in the realm of lexical terms (Anderson 1973)
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General usage Most Common Uses: You’re a bitch. Stop being so bitchy. THOSE BITCHES! I’m gonna kill that bitch. There are many forms and phrases in which you can use the word bitch‚ however these are the most common. Bitch is also frequently used in Hip-Hop‚ as stated below. Bitch is a wonderful word. Use it daily. Hourly. Second...ly The former specialised meaning is retained and in widespread use among dog aficionados and breeders‚ but derogatory usage has become so prevalent in
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________________ they will approach people and even help themselves to their picnics. 8. Take care when walking behind a young horse: a ________________ kick could actually cause a serious injury. c. Replace the verb idioms in italics with a phrase. 1. I wish you would stop butting in on the conversation! It’s really annoying! 2. I’m sorry‚ no matter how many times you explain it to me‚ it just doesn’t add up. 3. Have I completely missed the point or do you really mean you’re happy
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English Phrases Tamil Phrases Good/ So-So/OK Sari (This one I guess everyone knows already) Hey! Friend! Hi! Nanbaa! (Read as Machan/Machi) Thanks Romba Nandri How Much.... Evv alavu ( try not to say it like love) How are you? Eppadi irukkinga? (or) Nalamaa? I’m fine‚ thanks! Nallaa irukéan! (or) Nalam! ‚ Nandri! I Love You Naan unnai kathalikkiren(You know this one) Did you have food Greetings Saapadu Saaptacha Good morning! Kaalai Vanakkam Good evening! Maalai
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Role of mycorrhizas in the mineral nutrition of host plants Mycorrhizas are very important in the uptake of nutrients such as P‚ N‚ K‚ Cu‚ Zn and Ca by plants especially in soils low in these nutrients. Since P is the most limiting nutrient in tropical soils‚ mycorrhizas are vital for improving P nutrition particularly for cultivated plants. External hyphae can absorb and translocate P to the host from soil outside the root depletion zone. The thin mycorrhizal hyphae (2-4 μm in diameter) are able
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