An english vietnamese cross cultural study of boasting

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOIUNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES ---  ---Hµ THÞ TUYÕT NHUNG AN ENGLISH VIETNAMESE CROSS -CULTURAL S

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI

UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES

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-Hµ THÞ TUYÕT NHUNG

AN ENGLISH VIETNAMESE CROSS -CULTURAL STUDY OF BOASTING

NGHI£N CøU GIAO V¡N HO¸ VIÖT - ANH

TRONG C¸CH KHOE KHOANG

M.A MINOR THESIS

Field: English Linguistics Code: 602215

Hanoi, 2010

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI

UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES

- 

-Hµ THÞ TUYÕT NHUNG

AN ENGLISH VIETNAMESE CROSS -CULTURAL STUDY OF BOASTING

NGHI£N CøU GIAO V¡N HO¸ VIÖT - ANH

TRONG C¸CH KHOE KHOANG

M.A MINOR THESIS

Field: English Linguistics Code: 602215

Supervisor: §µo ThÞ Thu Trang, M.A

Hanoi, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS

* Certificate of originality of study project report i

*Acknowledgements ii

*Abstract iii

*Table of contents iv

*Abbreviations vi

* List of tables vii

* List of figures viii

PART I: INTRODUCTION 1 1 Rationale 1

2 Scope of the study 2

3 Aims of the study 2

4 Methodology 3

5 Design of the study 3

PART II: DEVELOPMENT 5

CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND 5

1.1 Language, culture and cross-cultural communication 5

1.1.1 Language, culture in communication 5

1.1.2 Language and culture in cross-cultural communication 6

1.2 Speech act 7

1.2.1 What is a speech act? 7

1.2.2 Classification of speech acts 8

1.2.3 Boasting as a speech acts 10

1.3 Politeness 11

1.3.1 What is politeness? 11

1.3.2 Face and Politeness 12 1.3.3 Politeness strategies14

CHAPTER 2: DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS 16

2.1 Advisable topics to boast 16

2.2 Politeness strategies realized in boasting 18

2.3 Use of strategies in boasting as seen from communicating 20

partners' parameters

2.3.1 Data analysis 20 2.3.2 Major similarities and differences 28 2.4 Use of strategies in boasting as seen from informants' 28 parameters

2.4.1 Data analysis 29 2.4.2 Major similarities and differences 31 PART III: CONCLUSION 33

1 Review of the findings 33

2 Implications for cross – cultural communication 33

3 Suggestions for further research 33

APPENDICES