VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOT UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST — GRADUATE STUDIES NGUYEN TI VIET LOA A STUDY ON THE PROSODIC FEATURES IN RESPONSES VIA ENGLISH AND THE EQUIVALENT EXPRESSIONS IN VIETNAMESE (Nghiên cứu đặc điểm ngôn điệu trong sự phản hỗi thông qua tiếng Anh và sự thế hiện trơng đương trong tiéng Viét) MA Mimor Programme 'Thesis Field: English Linguistics Code: 60.15 HANOI - 2010) bọ VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOT UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST - GRADUATE STUDIES NGUYEN THI VIET HOA A STUDY ON THE PROSODIC FEATURES IN RESPONSES VIA ENGLISH AND THE EQUIVALENT EXPRESSIONS IN VIETNAMESE (Nghiên cứu đặc điểm ngôn điệu trong sự phản hồi thông qua tiếng Anh và sự thể hiện tương đương trong tiếng Viét) MA Minor Programme Thesis Field: English Linguistics Code: 60.15 Supervisor: Nguyén Thi Bich Ngoc, M.A HANOI - 2010 ‘TABLE OF CONTENTS Page DECLARATION es es i ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. - - di TABLE OF CONTENTS.2-- se si Nii PART A: INTRODUCTION - - 1 1, Ralio8li. Aims of the study I 3. Scope of the study ce 2 A.
Method af the study. Structure of the study. — 4 CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND. Sentnes and Uttsranee - - - 4 LLL.3, Response as an utterances.
Classification of speech acts 7 12. Response as an act GỀ sp9sCh. 11 PART A: INTRODUCTION In this part, the rationale which explains the reasons for choosing this topic, the aims of the study which illustrates typical goals, the seops of the study which rarrows down the research seale and the struchue of the study which builds up a frame are established clearly. 1, Rationale Prosody plays an important role in communication ‘Through prosody.
people can their cmofion state or sentiment tone. People can usc prosody lo show their dine: anger, love or hate. However, during communicative process, it is easy to recognize that many speakers cope with problems in using prosody. They sometimes do not know exactly how to use prosody in speaking and even in some cascs not understand the real meaning of utterances from spcakers, Consequently, understanding and choosing suitable prosodies will fill in the gaps in communication, Moreover, choosing fitted prosodic features is necessary because this will help speakers in reaching their aims in communication Vor example, speakers may raise their tone at the end of the ufterance in askin instead of using question words as in: "While the teacher is teaching, students can talk" One more reason for choosing responses as the topic of the study is that response is a factor in communication that helps speakers or hearers go on the conversation, depending on the way they response to the others.
We hope that the study not only contributes a small part in the success of each conversation but also can be considered as the ground stage for further rescarches 2. Aims of the study Due to the sindy is Tiniled in the contox!, of classroom in general and prosodic features in responses between the teachers and students in particular as stated in scope of the study, therefore, the goals of the study are as follows * To find out the similarities and differences in the responses between teacher and students in context ofa class. * To look at the way how teachers and students express their responses showing agrecment and disagrecment in classroom context. 13 responses between teacher and students, response as am niteranoe, deñiition of intonation, structures ard fumetions of intonation.
This chapler introduces quantitative mathod as (he main method for the rescaroh. Tn particular, it describes the research questions, participants, data collection and data analysis framework * Chapter 3: Findings This chapter presents findings on intonation in agreeing and disagreeing responses of teacher and students in class context Part C. Conclusion ‘The last part will summarize the over all of the study and provide limitation and suggestions for further study. The fimetions of intonation in responses 3.
Intonation of agreement. The attitudinal fimetion, 3. The accentual function. The discourse fiction.2 Intonation 0F disagTeeïII€HIEL.
con nhe mrreriirree 3. The attitudinal function. The accentual function. The discourse fimetion 33 3.
Summary 34 PART C: CONCTUSTON. Limitations and suggestions for further study, 36 REFERENCES. 12 * ‘To find out the prominent intonation strategies preferably used in agreeing and disagrecing responses by teacher and students, 3, Scape of the study The study investigales responses in the lavel of speach acts, Thore are many kinds of responses such as responses to a letter, responses to a question, responses to an invitation and so on, Nevertheless, this study focuses on responses of teachers and students in showing agreements and disagreements. In addition, the study examines chisfly prosodic features in which intonation in uttcrances will be paid attention.
Moreover, due to the limitation of time, ability as well as knowledge, the research context chosen is in English classes in grade 11 at Ischool Hatmih where the researcher observes and describes mostly the actions and responses between teacher and students. Method of the study ‘The study bases on quantitative research, which is to determine the relationship bot none thing and another. Quantitative roscarch dosigns are cither descriptive or experimental, which means that we use personal observation and facts to fonn general rales. ‘The participants of the study include teacher and students at Ischool Hatinh high school, 5.
Structure of the study The study is divided into three main parts: Introduction, Development and Conclusion. Lotroduction: As many other studies, this part introduces briefly the rationale, aims, the scope, methods and organization of the study. Development This part includes three chapters: * Chapter 1: Theoretical background This is an overview of the related theories, It also coneorms the previous warks and issues on speech acts and prosodic features, In each part, there are many sub-terms that explain Speech Acts theory, sentence and utterance, similarities and differences in the 1.1, Definition of intonation.2, Structure of intonation - "1 1. The falling tune.
The first rising tune - 14 1. The second rising tưne. The fillng rising tate. Functions of intonation.
The attituáinal Rmetion. The accentual function. The discourse function.5, Data analysis framework.1, Differences in responses between teachers and stuđenfs. Agreeing samples via English and equivalent expressions in Vietnamese.
Teacher towards students. Studzns towards teachal. Disagreeimg samples via English and cquivalent expressions in Vietnar.26 LIST OF SYMBOLS: 1, Symbol of stress: , 2. Symbols of intonations - The glide down: - The glide up: 4 - The take - off, -⁄ + The Dive: Nz 3.
Tonic syable: Underlined part in an uttcrance 4, Ulteranec is pulled —> 13 responses between teacher and students, response as am niteranoe, deñiition of intonation, structures ard fumetions of intonation. This chapler introduces quantitative mathod as (he main method for the rescaroh. Tn particular, it describes the research questions, participants, data collection and data analysis framework * Chapter 3: Findings This chapter presents findings on intonation in agreeing and disagreeing responses of teacher and students in class context Part C. Conclusion ‘The last part will summarize the over all of the study and provide limitation and suggestions for further study.
The fimetions of intonation in responses 3. Intonation of agreement. The attitudinal fimetion, 3. The accentual function.
The discourse fiction.2 Intonation 0F disagTeeïII€HIEL. con nhe mrreriirree 3. The attitudinal function. The accentual function.
The discourse fimetion 33 3. Summary 34 PART C: CONCTUSTON. Limitations and suggestions for further study, 36 REFERENCES. 12 * ‘To find out the prominent intonation strategies preferably used in agreeing and disagrecing responses by teacher and students, 3, Scape of the study The study investigales responses in the lavel of speach acts, Thore are many kinds of responses such as responses to a letter, responses to a question, responses to an invitation and so on, Nevertheless, this study focuses on responses of teachers and students in showing agreements and disagreements.
In addition, the study examines chisfly prosodic features in which intonation in uttcrances will be paid attention. Moreover, due to the limitation of time, ability as well as knowledge, the research context chosen is in English classes in grade 11 at Ischool Hatmih where the researcher observes and describes mostly the actions and responses between teacher and students. Method of the study ‘The study bases on quantitative research, which is to determine the relationship bot none thing and another. Quantitative roscarch dosigns are cither descriptive or experimental, which means that we use personal observation and facts to fonn general rales.
‘The participants of the study include teacher and students at Ischool Hatinh high school, 5. Structure of the study The study is divided into three main parts: Introduction, Development and Conclusion. Lotroduction: As many other studies, this part introduces briefly the rationale, aims, the scope, methods and organization of the study. Development This part includes three chapters: * Chapter 1: Theoretical background This is an overview of the related theories, It also coneorms the previous warks and issues on speech acts and prosodic features, In each part, there are many sub-terms that explain Speech Acts theory, sentence and utterance, similarities and differences in the LIST OF TABLES Table Page ‘Table 1.
Agresing samples of teachers towards students Table 2. Agreeing samples of students towards tench€rs. Disagreeing samrples oŸ tzachers towards studenfs,.1, Definition of intonation.2, Structure of intonation - "1 1. The falling tune.
The first rising tune - 14 1. The second rising tưne. The fillng rising tate. Functions of intonation.
The attituáinal Rmetion. The accentual function. The discourse function.5, Data analysis framework.1, Differences in responses between teachers and stuđenfs. Agreeing samples via English and equivalent expressions in Vietnamese.
Teacher towards students. Studzns towards teachal. Disagreeimg samples via English and cquivalent expressions in Vietnar.1, Definition of intonation.2, Structure of intonation - "1 1. The falling tune.
The first rising tune - 14 1. The second rising tưne. The fillng rising tate. Functions of intonation.
The attituáinal Rmetion. The accentual function. The discourse function.5, Data analysis framework.1, Differences in responses between teachers and stuđenfs. Agreeing samples via English and equivalent expressions in Vietnamese.
Teacher towards students. Studzns towards teachal. Disagreeimg samples via English and cquivalent expressions in Vietnar.26 LIST OF SYMBOLS: 1, Symbol of stress: , 2. Symbols of intonations - The glide down: - The glide up: 4 - The take - off, -⁄ + The Dive: Nz 3.
Tonic syable: Underlined part in an uttcrance 4, Ulteranec is pulled —> 12 * ‘To find out the prominent intonation strategies preferably used in agreeing and disagrecing responses by teacher and students, 3, Scape of the study The study investigales responses in the lavel of speach acts, Thore are many kinds of responses such as responses to a letter, responses to a question, responses to an invitation and so on, Nevertheless, this study focuses on responses of teachers and students in showing agreements and disagreements. In addition, the study examines chisfly prosodic features in which intonation in uttcrances will be paid attention. Moreover, due to the limitation of time, ability as well as knowledge, the research context chosen is in English classes in grade 11 at Ischool Hatmih where the researcher observes and describes mostly the actions and responses between teacher and students. Method of the study ‘The study bases on quantitative research, which is to determine the relationship bot none thing and another.
Quantitative roscarch dosigns are cither descriptive or experimental, which means that we use personal observation and facts to fonn general rales. ‘The participants of the study include teacher and students at Ischool Hatinh high school, 5. Structure of the study The study is divided into three main parts: Introduction, Development and Conclusion. Lotroduction: As many other studies, this part introduces briefly the rationale, aims, the scope, methods and organization of the study.