A study of water and fire as metaphors in american and vietnamese short stories of the 20th century

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HA NOIUNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES PHÍ THỊ THU TRANG A STUDY OF WATER AND FIRE AS METAPHORS IN AMERICAN

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HA NOI

UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

FACULTY OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

PHÍ THỊ THU TRANG

A STUDY OF WATER AND FIRE AS METAPHORS IN AMERICAN AND VIETNAMESE SHORT STORIES OF

THE 20TH CENTURY

NGHIÊN CỨU ẨN DỤ NƯỚC VÀ LỬA TRONG TRUYỆN

NGẮN THẾ KỶ 20 CỦA MỸ VÀ VIỆT NAM

MINOR M.A THESIS

FIELD: ENGLISH LINGUISTICS

CODE: 602215

HÀ NỘI, 2010

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HA NOI

UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

FACULTY OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

PHÍ THỊ THU TRANG

A STUDY OF WATER AND FIRE AS METAPHORS IN AMERICAN AND VIETNAMESE SHORT STORIES OF

THE 20TH CENTURY

NGHIÊN CỨU ẨN DỤ NƯỚC VÀ LỬA TRONG TRUYỆN

NGẮN THẾ KỶ 20 CỦA MỸ VÀ VIỆT NAM

MINOR M.A THESIS

FIELD: ENGLISH LINGUISTICS

CODE: 602215 SUPERVISOR: VĂN THỊ THANH BÌNH, M.A

HÀ NỘI, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION

1 Rationale for the study

2 Scope of the study

3 Objectives of the study

4 Methods of the study

5 Design of the study

PART TWO: DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 1: Theoretical background

1.1 An overview of metaphor

1.1.1 What is metaphor?

1.1.2 Components of metaphor

1.1.3 Types of metaphor

1.2 Metaphor in literature

1.3 American short stories of the 20th century

1.4 Vietnamese short stories of the 20th century

Chapter 2: Water and fire as metaphors in American and Vietnamese short stories of the 20 th century

2.1 The popularity of water and fire as metaphors

2.2 The formation of metaphors of water and fire

2.2.1 Lexical items

2.2.2 Parts of speech

2.3 The functions of metaphors of water and fire

2.3.1 The description of strong emotions

2.3.2 The creation of imagery 32

2.4 Summary of the chapter 36

PART THREE: CONCLUSION 38

1 An overview of the study 38

2 Pedagogical implications 40

3 Suggestions for further studies 42

REFERENCES 43 APPENDIX A I APPENDIX B II APPENDIX C III APPENDIX D VIII APPENDIX E XX APPENDIX F XXIX APPENDIX G XXX