VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES BA THESIS A STUDY OF ENGLISH IDIOMS RELATING TO “LOVE” WITH REFERENCE TO THE VIETNAMESE EQUIVALENT NGHIÊN CỨU VỀ CÁC THÀNH NGỮ TIẾNG ANH CÓ LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN TỪ “LOVE’’ CÓ THAM CHIẾU ĐẾN NGHĨA TƯƠNG ĐƯƠNG TIẾNG VIỆT Student : Pham Thi Quynh Student code : 621200 Major : English linguistic Supervisor : M.A Ha Thi Lan Hanoi – 2021 VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES BA THESIS A STUDY OF ENGLISH IDIOMS RELATING TO “LOVE” WITH REFERENCE TO THE VIETNAMESE EQUIVALENT NGHIÊN CỨU VỀ CÁC THÀNH NGỮ TIẾNG ANH CÓ LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN TỪ “LOVE’’ CÓ THAM CHIẾU ĐẾN NGHĨA TƯƠNG ĐƯƠNG TIẾNG VIỆT Student : Pham Thi Quynh Student code : 621200 Major : English linguistic Supervisor : M.A Ha Thi Lan Hanoi – 2021 CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY “I therefore declare that this accommodation is my own work and to the most awesome aspect my insight it contains no materials recently distributed or composed by someone else, or generous extents of material which have been acknowledged for the honor of some other degree or certificate at VNUA or some other instructive foundation, aside from where due affirmation is made in the postulation. Any commitment made to the examination by others, with whom I have worked at VNUA or somewhere else, is unequivocally recognized in the proposition. I likewise announce that the scholarly substance of this proposition is the result of my own work, but to the degree that help from others in the venture's plan and origination or in style, introduction and phonetic articulation is recognized”. Hanoi, 2021 Pham Thi Quynh Approved by SUPERVISOR (Signature and full name) Date:…………………… i TABLE OF CONTENTS Page CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY.
i TABLE OF CONTENTS. iv LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS. Rationale for the study .Aims and objectives of the study. Scope of the study.
Significance of the study. Design of the study .6 Chapter 1: LITERATURE REVIEW. Review of the previous studies (At home & abroad). Review of theoretical background.
Statement of theoretical framework chosen. Overview of idioms. Definition of Idioms. Principal Features of Idioms.
Classification of Idioms. An overview of phrases, clause and sentence structures. An overview of parallel structures and comparative structures. Definition of Idioms Related to Love.29 ii Chapter 2: METHODOLOGY.
Research governing principles. Principles for data collection and data analysis .33 Chapter 3: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION. Similarities and dissimilarities between English and Vietnamese idioms denoting ‘love’ in term of syntactic features. Similarities and dissimilarities between English and Vietnamese idioms denoting ‘love’ in term of semantic features.
Concluding remarks (conclusions) on each of the thesis objectives. Limitation of the current research. Recommendations/Implications/Suggestions for further study .47 iii ABSTRACT To become proficient at English, one of the significant and fundamental strides for learners is unmistakably to know how to use English idioms just as native speakers. In a simple way, it is helpful and positive for learners to use concise style of language to communicate significant speculation like human emotions, customary statements and idioms, explicit settings, etc.
In both of Western and Eastern writing, "Love" is probably the most ideal emotion for using idioms to define. The reasons for this study are to look at in which techniques and conditions to express the feeling “love” as well as to make some evaluations and comparisons between Vietnamese and English idioms. To carry out the reasons above, sources and data are carefully accumulated and chosen through looking through a changed of studies and researcher diaries about expressions, both in English and Vietnamese. Subsequent to examining and assessing for more clear perspectives on the proposition's viewpoints, the outcome will prove that the two similitudes and dissimilarities between English idioms and Vietnamese ones as far as syntactic and semantic features.
iv LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Adj.P : Adjective phrase Adj : Adjective Adv : Adverb Art : Article Conj : Conjunction E.g : For example IRL : Idioms relating love N : Noun NP : Noun phrase Num : Numeral O : Object P : Preposition PP : Preposition phrase S : Subject V : Verb VP : Verb phrase v Part 1: INTRODUCTION 1. Rationale for the study English is the official language of 53 countries and spoken by around 400 million people across the globe. And yet, English is also used in global diplomacy, the official language of the European Union, the United Nations, NATO, the European Free Trade Association and many other organizations and national unions. It is estimated that about 1.5 billion people are speaking English globally, and about one billion others are in the process of learning it.
This is the reason why studying English has more benefits than any other languages (According to ETS Global). Furthermore, English is very popular in all over the world including Vietnam. Learning English become popular and having a certificate of famous tests such as TOEIC and IELTS is one of the need for student’s graduation and people who want to apply a better job. Regardless of the way that it is important to learn English, countless Vietnamese learners regularly fail to master it, because of many issues and problems.
One of the challenges is being familiar with idioms and being able to use them correctly in certain situations. Therefore, in this study I will do a research about idioms in English relating to “love” with reference to Vietnamese equivalences to help people who learn English in Vietnam can use English flexibly. As I mentioned above, English has become a common language all over the world. However, to achieve effective communication, it is required that Vietnamese and foreign students are not only proficient in the English language, but also know how to "say a little but make more sense".
Therefore, the problem of idioms in English is always an important issue in both theory and practice because idioms are always difficult but inspirational for creativity associated with different functions and meanings. 1 When we talk about language, we cannot underestimate the importance of idioms. Along with the development of language of human society, idioms have gradually been formed over the years. Idioms are sentences that are not intended to be understood in the ordinary sense, and the meaning of an idiom is often a sentence that carries the art of metaphor in the entire sentence.
Because of its bold expression, the idiom is easy to express, expressing the thoughts and feelings of the speaker and writer towards the mentioned thing. In fact, idioms are also considered as a cultural language unit because it is very close to our lives. It is widely used in everyday speech and in literature. Through that, learners not only understand the syntax and semantics of words, but also know more about the culture and customs of that country.
It can be said that idioms are an important part of the vocabulary system. Every nation in the world has their own idioms. The more developed language will inevitably bring about the appearance of new idioms, they appear along with the changes of social life and most authentically reflect new features and changes in social life of human. As we all know, those whose native language is not English, face difficulty in understanding and using idioms, especially those related to “love” because of love idioms between English and Vietnamese is very different.
Love is the most noble and beautiful affection in the human heart. It is the most beautiful expression for the relationship between people in life. Love itself is a source of strength to initiate, form and preserve true values in human life. Life will be bland and meaningless if living without love.
For this reason, I choose the topic “A sudy of English idioms relating to “love” with refernece to the Vietnamese equivalent” as the research topic for the graduation thesis. Thereby, I hope that I can partly help language learners understand and use idioms in general and idioms related to “love” in particular effectively. Aims and objectives of the study Aims: The study is executed with the aim to look into the syntactic, semantic, attributes of English idioms relating to love in comparison with reference to the Vietnamese equivalences. It also points out the differences and similarities between English idioms relating to love and Vietnamese ones.
As a result, the study could be used for English learners in learning, teaching and translating as well as in other to motivate, encourage and submit certain solutions which could assist English learners to apply and use both English and Vietnamese idioms correctly. Objectives: - To analyze, explain, and find out the similarities and dissimilarities in expressions of love between couples expressed in English and Vietnamese idioms. At the same time, determine the factors that make up that similarities and dissimilarities. - To identify and describe syntactic, and semantic features of English and Vietnamese idioms relating to “love”.
- To motivate, encourage and submit certain solutions which could assist English learners to apply and use both English and Vietnamese idioms correctly. Research questions (in form of questions) The study attempts to answer the following questions: - What are syntactic and semantic features of English and Vietnamese idioms relating “love”? - What are similarities and differences between English and Vietnamese idioms relating to “love” in terms of syntax and semantics? 1. Scope of the study This study was restricted to English and Vietnamese idioms relating to “love”. The thesis focuses mainly on selecting and analyzing the idioms in both 3 languages in terms of syntactic, stylistic and semantic features of idioms relating to “love”.
In syntactic features, the study will perform the key characteristics such as phrase structure. In the same way, an examination into love in English and Vietnamese idioms will be performed to analyze the semantic aspect. Significance of the study The question is, why do you choose English out of nearly 600 languages? As the third most widely spoken language in the world, English is widely spoken and taught in over 118 countries and is commonly used around the world as a trade language or diplomatic language. It is the language of science, aviation, computers, diplomacy and tourism.
Last but not least, it is the language of international communication, the media and the internet. Therefore, it is highly likely that if you meet someone from another country, you will both be able to speak English. It gives you an open door to the world and helps you communicate with global citizens. And idioms can be said that a concise, concise and easy-to-understand method of communication.
Not only that, through idioms we can also understand the culture, customs and practices of that country. Following the aims, objectives and the scope of performing a study of English idioms relating “love” with Vietnamese ones in terms of syntactic and semantic features above, the study will support English users in Vietnam with the knowledge and suggest ideas to correctly and flexibly apply this sort of idioms without hesitation. Design of the study Apart from abstracts, references & appendices, this thesis clearly designed into three parts: • Part 1 is the Introduction for the study with presenting the rationale, aim, objective, scope, significance and structural organization of the thesis. • Part 2 is Development with three chapters: 4 - Chapter 1 is Literature Review which generally analyze the theoretical background of the study as well as the definition of the concept of idiom and love.
- Chapter 2 is Methodology of the study which are discussed to explain. - Chapter 3 is Findings and discussion where individual’s opinions of me are demonstrated to support the concept of love idioms. • Part 3 is Conclusion with the overview about the result of the report and suggestions of solution for further research. Finally, references are respectably noted in the end of the study.