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NGON NGU & 001 SONG<br />
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LIEN KET LOGIC TRONG VAN BAN HOP<br />
D 6 N G KINH TE TIENG ANH VA TIENG VIET<br />
LOGICAL COHERENCE IN ENGUSH AND VIETNAMESE<br />
BUSINESS CONTRACTS<br />
N G U Y I N HUONG GIANG<br />
(NCS, Khoa Ngon nguf, DHKHXH & NV, DHQGHN)<br />
Alislracl<br />
Since ha\ini! become a memher of W I (). Vietnam lias many opportunities to develop its<br />
economy and other areas as well. I oreiyn companies, businesses and investors lui\e paid<br />
more and more attention to Vietnamese market. This means that many business contracts<br />
have been composed and signed. However, how to get a clear, accurate and logical business<br />
contracts is still the matter that a lot of businesses, teachers and students have been<br />
concerned about. The paper detennines the similarities and differences of logical coherence<br />
in English and Vietnamese business contracts in order to give a better understanding of these<br />
two discourses and to help people create more effective business contracts.<br />
1. Mo"d3u<br />
Hien nay a nirac ta co rat nhieu hgp dong<br />
kinh t^ dugc soan thao \ a kl ket. Tuy nhien,<br />
lam th^ nao di co dirge mpt hgp d6ng kinh te<br />
ro rang, chinh xae \ a logic lai la dieu ma rat<br />
nhiiu doanh nghiep, giao vien va hpc vien<br />
ban khoan. Hp thirong thSy khp khi soan mpt<br />
hgp dflng kinh tS bang tieng Anh hay djch<br />
mpt hiTp dflng kinh ti tir tijng Anh sang tiing<br />
Viet chp chuan va ngugc lai. Nguyen nhan<br />
nay co thfl do hp chua hi6u rfl nhttng diem<br />
giflng va khac nhau vfl dien ngon trong van<br />
ban hgp dflng kinh tfl tiflng Anh va tiflng Viet,<br />
Chinh vi vay, chimg toi mufln khao sat nhihig<br />
diflm giflng va khac nhau vfl viec lien kflt logic<br />
(logical cohesion) trong van ban hgp dflng<br />
kinh tfl tiflng Anh va tiflng Viet vpri hi vpng sS<br />
mang dfln cho nhttng ngucri quan tam mpt<br />
each hiflu d§y diJ hgn vfl van ban nay a hai<br />
ngon ngtt va qua do se giup hp co dugc nhttng<br />
hgp dflng kinh tfl de dang hgn, hieu qua hem.<br />
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1.1.Moi so khai niem ca hdn<br />
/ /. Lien kel logic (logical cohesion) Irong<br />
van hdn<br />
Theo Halliday va Hasan {1976;4). "Khai<br />
niem lien ket (cohesion) la mgt khai niem ve<br />
ngu nghia (semantic) vi no hucmg den moi<br />
quan he ve mat y nghTa (meaning) trpng van<br />
ban (text)". Trpng Longman Dictionary of<br />
Language teaching and Applied linguistics.<br />
Richards, J.et al (1985:62) dinh nghTa "Lien<br />
kk la mfli quan he ve ngu phap va tir vimg<br />
giila cac thanh phiin ciia mpt van ban. Dp co<br />
thfl la mfli quan he gitta cac cau hoae cac<br />
thanh ph4n cau". Tir dinh nghTa nay co the<br />
thjy ring lien kflt dugc the hien thflng qua<br />
ngii phap va thong qua tu ngO. Lien kflt ngtt<br />
phap (grammatical cphesipn) dugc cpi la cac<br />
hinh thirc lien kflt vfl ngtt nghta trpng khi lien<br />
kflt tir vimg (lexical cohesipn) dugc xem la sir<br />
lien ket nha su xuat hien cua cac tu lien ket<br />
(related vpcabulary items) a cac menh de<br />
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G T<br />
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(clause) \ a eau (senleiiee) trong cae dicn ngon<br />
(discourse).<br />
Theo Nguyen Hoa (2nO()23). lien kel<br />
trong van han dirge the hii-n ducVi ba hinh<br />
ihi'rc: hen kel ngfr phiip. lien kcl lir vimg \a<br />
lien kel logic. Irong do. lien kel logic la moi<br />
quan he \c mat lugK thong qua eac bitjn phap<br />
lien kel logic (Ingienl cohesive devices) sau:<br />
C^c bifil [ilukp 1<br />
1 iciiR Aiili<br />
lien kcl 16 ^ic<br />
riiem \<br />
1 Moi cover:<br />
(additioni<br />
; liiUhernuire; and:<br />
NyiNcn nhan<br />
kel qua<br />
(Rea^un resiili)<br />
<br />
As: since: because:<br />
diiL'io, ...<br />
As a result. M».<br />
<br />
kOrfuan<br />
(sumnialton)<br />
Muc dich<br />
(purpose!<br />
<br />
In Loniliision. in<br />
<br />
1 ieng Vif'l<br />
Ngo^i ni. hiTii<br />
nCVa. vA: va<br />
lai.<br />
Vi: boi vi; do,<br />
<br />
So Ihal. in order<br />
that; lo; in order<br />
<br />
Vi vpy. VI Ihe.<br />
cho nen. ...<br />
Tom lai; n6i<br />
t6ni lai; ..<br />
De; de mh;<br />
cho: .,,,<br />
<br />
1 11 example for<br />
1<br />
instance;<br />
namely: .<br />
Firsl(ly);<br />
5econd(ly); then;<br />
after that:..<br />
However; whereas,<br />
on the other hand:<br />
inconlrasl....<br />
Similarly;<br />
compared with; in<br />
the same way; ...<br />
In oilier words:<br />
altemalively; or;<br />
<br />
Vi dy. till dy;<br />
chSng h^n,<br />
nhu 1^; ...<br />
Truoc lien.<br />
sau day; tren<br />
dayl^<br />
Tuy: ngugc<br />
lai: trai lai;<br />
song;.. .<br />
luongI\r; so<br />
voi: giong<br />
nhu; ...<br />
Noi cdeh<br />
khac: ho^c;<br />
<br />
Chuyen y<br />
(transiiion)<br />
<br />
By Ihe way;<br />
incidentally; come<br />
to mention i l ; ,<br />
<br />
Nhan ti?n;<br />
li?n thi.<br />
<br />
Dieu kien<br />
(condition)<br />
Thoi gian {time<br />
location)<br />
<br />
X<br />
<br />
Neu. dti; mjlc<br />
dii: chodu;.<br />
Roi. sau d6;<br />
dong thai;<br />
<br />
Dia diem<br />
(place)<br />
<br />
X<br />
<br />
T^i; tgi dSy;<br />
trong dd;<br />
<br />
Suy luan<br />
(inference)<br />
<br />
This means ihal. in<br />
that case it follws<br />
that, otherwise;....<br />
<br />
X<br />
<br />
Minhhud<br />
(example)<br />
Liet ke<br />
(enumeralion)<br />
06i lap<br />
(conlrast)<br />
So sanh<br />
(comparison)'<br />
Dien giai<br />
(formulation)<br />
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Bung li^t kc cdc bifn phap lien ket logic<br />
trong tieng Anh v^ tieng Vl(t<br />
1.2. ll(,rp df'mfi kinh te<br />
C'arvan el al (1995) djnh nghia: "I lpp dong<br />
1^ mgi thoa thuan ve nghTa v(i vS quyen han<br />
phiip li dut,Tc thiet lap giija hai hoae nhi^u ben<br />
(parties)". Jerry ni. Rosenberg (1992: 82) cho<br />
rang: "I I(7p dong la mgi thoa thu^n giira hai<br />
Imae nhieu ngu-ai (persons) dirge phap lual<br />
c6ng nhan, irong do inCit ho$c nhieu ngiroi<br />
phai dure hi?n eac yeu cau eua ngiroi kia theo<br />
nhu ihoa thuan". 16m lai. hop dong la mot sir<br />
thoa thuan ve viec se thirc hi?n hay khong<br />
th^rc hi?n mpt dieu gi do. Mgt hop dong c6<br />
tinh logic co nghTa la no co s\f rang buoc ve<br />
mat phap Ii va co hieu lire. Moi diem thoa<br />
thuan trong hgrp dong deu phai ro rang, co chii<br />
the di kem de tranh nhihig tranh chap va kien<br />
lung C the xa) ra.<br />
O<br />
Irong hoat dgng san xual va kinh doanh co<br />
hai loai hgp dong: hgp dong kinh te va hop<br />
dong dan sir. Vi khao sat nay tap trung vao<br />
phan tich sir lien kel logic trong vSn ban hop<br />
dong kinh te nen chi giai thich khai ni?m hgp<br />
dong kinh tc lagi.<br />
Hgp dong kinh tc la sir thoa thuan bang<br />
van ban gi&a cac ben ve \iee lh\rc hien cong<br />
vi?c san xuat, trao doi hang hoa. djch vy,<br />
nghien ciju, iing dyng lien bp khoa hgc - kl<br />
thugt va cac thoa thu^n khac nham myc dich<br />
kinh doanh. Hpp dong kinh te dirge ki giua<br />
phap nhan voi phap nhan, ho^c giO'a phap<br />
nhan vcri ca nhan co dang ki kinh doanh.<br />
2. Lien ket logic trong van ban hfp dong<br />
kinh te tieng Anh va tieng Vi^t<br />
2.1. Lien kel logic trong vdn han hap dong<br />
kinh te lieng Anh<br />
Theo Quirk (1980: 132). co hai each lifin<br />
ket logic. Do la dya vao trgt tu cau tir (linear<br />
ordering) v& sti dyng lien tir (conjunction).<br />
Trong d6, lien ket logic d ^ tren tr^t t\r cau tit<br />
dugc coi la bi?n phap logic phy thu^c chii yeu<br />
vio npi dung cua van ban. Sy sap xep tr^t t\r<br />
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eac cau trong van ban lam cho \ r i n ban logic<br />
va iiiaeh lae nen neu thay doi trat tir nay vSn<br />
biin se mat di sir logic va maeh lae do.<br />
V i du: "CunlracI shall he efleclive after ihe<br />
approval ufthe euinpeient autburilv which is IvK '<br />
The ('lieni shall send a written nulifiealian la the<br />
('onlrucUir in 10 days after approval<br />
The<br />
Conlraetor .sludl commence the uork under the<br />
eunlrael inunedialelv<br />
iipim iweipi<br />
of such<br />
nolijicalion hy the ( Ueni." ("I lap dowj. eo hieu<br />
lire sau khi dirge sir chap thuan cua ca quan<br />
eii tham quyen la \ ' . \ ( . ' Kliaeh hang phai giri<br />
thong bao bang \ an ban eho nha than irong 10<br />
nga\ sau khi phe duyet. N h a thau se bat dau<br />
cong \iee theo liirp dong nga> khi nhan dirge<br />
tilting bao eiia khach hang"). Neu lha> doi iral<br />
lir cau eua \ an han na\ n h u sau: "The<br />
Ccmlraetor shall eainmenee tbe work under ihe<br />
eunlrael iimnecbalelv upcm receipt of such<br />
noiifiealiim h\ the Client. Ctmtraci sludl he<br />
effeelive after the approved of tbe eumpeteni<br />
aiiihurity which is \'.-\C. The Client shall .\end a<br />
written nulifiealum lo the Ccmlratfor tn 10 days<br />
after approval.", thi \ a n ban nay khong logic<br />
nira.<br />
Chinh v i \ a y ma D o H i j u Chau (1996)<br />
eung thira nhan rang lien ket logic dira tren<br />
trat lir eau lir la bien phap lien ket logic dirge<br />
sir dung pho bien iihal trong cac van ban.<br />
Ben canh lien ket logic dira tren trat Ur cau.<br />
hen kel logic su d u n g lien tir eung dugc sir<br />
dyng kha pho bien trong cac hgp dong kinh te<br />
li^ng A n h . V i d u : "The Contractor's personnel<br />
are obliged Ui refrain pcmi any aelion, for<br />
instance theft, tnctiemenl la ihefl. iinaulhurized<br />
di.selu.sure of infurmaliim wbteh could endanger<br />
or harm the ccmjidentiid nature of ihe Client's<br />
bii.sine.ss. Therefore, sbuuld a member of,staff fail<br />
lo re.spect this clause, ihe Client has ihe right to<br />
demand die nnineduile replacement oJ this<br />
personnel acceplahle hy ibe Clienl. In thai ea.se.<br />
all Ihe eusis associated with such replacement,<br />
shall he met hv the Canlraelur.'" (Cac nhan vien<br />
cua Nha t h I u khong dugc phep co bat cir mgt<br />
hanh dpng nao n h u la: trpm cap. kich dpng<br />
hanh v i t r p m cap, khong dugc phep tiet Ip<br />
thong tin co the gay nguy hiem hoae gay hai<br />
<br />
cho linh chiil bi mat kinh doanh eua khach<br />
hang. V i vay, iicu m g i nhan vien nao khong<br />
ton trgng dicu khoan nay. khach hang co<br />
quyen yeu c3u thay the ngay nhan vien do.<br />
Trong i r u o n g hgp do. nha than phai chju tat<br />
c:i eae ehi phi lien quan viec thav the).<br />
Theo ket qua nghien c i m thi nhom lien lir<br />
dirge sir dung nhieu nhal irong cae hgp dong<br />
kinh le tieng A n h la eae nhom lien lir sau:<br />
them \ a o (addition), doi lap (contrast), minh<br />
hga (example), suy luan (iiircrcnee), dien<br />
giiii ( f o r m u l a t i o n ) .<br />
2.2. Lien kel lof^ic<br />
duim kinh le tieng I 'li't<br />
<br />
tron^<br />
<br />
vdn ban<br />
<br />
hap<br />
<br />
( j i o n g n h u \ r i i i ban hgp dong k i n h le<br />
tieng A n h . van ban hgp diing kinh te lieng<br />
V i ? l cung dya vao trai t u cau tir de liC'n kel<br />
logic. Thi du t r o n g doan van ban htrp dong<br />
kinh le sau.<br />
Dieu 2: Trach nhiem ciia ben B<br />
2.}. Tien bdnh xdy dung ehucmg irinh Ke<br />
loc'in Vein lat vd dieu hdnh hocti dc'>ng kinh doanh<br />
eho llai Vdn ibeu cde veu cdu diuie de ra Wong<br />
phll llic 01 cua hcfp ddng nav C 'de edng viet dici/e<br />
lien hdnh theo ke hogeh de ra trcmg phu luc .so 02<br />
2 6 Chuyen giao cdng nghe. bdn giau ede Un<br />
heu vd hien hdn nghiem llm he ihdng .sau khi lin<br />
cdng viee cia dugc ihiec bien. ci'ic kel cpia dd diu/i<br />
chuyen giao. Daub .sdch cc'ic ldi lieu ccr ban t ua du<br />
cm md ben B phai hdn giaa cbu bUn A bao gdm<br />
hd sa khau sdi. hd sa phdn lich tbiel ke. bg dia<br />
chinmg Irinh c di dgt, bg diu ehinmg tnnh ngudn<br />
Cac nghien c i m cung cho thay eac nhcini<br />
lien tir sau day dugc su dung kha pho bien<br />
trong eae hgp dong k i n h le licng Viet: dieu<br />
kien (condition), them vao (addition), iict kc<br />
(enumeration), doi lap (contrast), muc dieh<br />
(purpose), r h i du:<br />
Dieu 4: ThM gian vd tien do thuc hi^n<br />
Neu Ircmg cfud Irinh thuc bien birp ddng. do<br />
dii'u kien ndo do eua mcil ben md ede nuk- thdi<br />
gian cd llie thay ddi thl hen dd phcn cd de nghi<br />
chinh thirc vdi ben kia. hen nhcin dtcuc de nghi .se<br />
lien hdnh phdn tich anh hucmg eua thav dot vcri<br />
todn bd tien trinh ciia hc/fi ddng. Sau do hen ben<br />
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Tieng Vi?t: Ben B chiu trdeh nhi('m lgp d^<br />
thdng nhdt ve ec'ie vdn di- hf lliav dui. ede chi phi<br />
phdt sinh ch_ nguven nhdn id hen nc'iii ibi hen dd thao phinmg ibi'iv bao bdnb nine cfuy trinh. miu<br />
eliiu in'ich nhii'in thanh ludn Inu'nig hop be" l^ md. ngin'ri yen edu, ngudi nbchi, ngdy hc'tt ddu hm<br />
cu imh iri hudn v^-e hac'in thdnli hgp ddng cliing hdnh. Tuv nhien, hen A pbcd cd Irdch nhiem thdng<br />
tlvri hgn iheu tpiv dinh igi diem 4.1 eua hgp dung qua phmrng thicc hau hdnh cb> hen li dif thau<br />
nav. hen B .se chgi phgt vi phgm thdi hgn llnic hien trcmg vc'mg murri ngciy ke tic khi cu de xudl.<br />
Dicu nay co the khang djnh rang cac bien<br />
hgp ddng vdi gid iri .^"i. gid tri hgp ddng iheo '"