English and Vietnamese idioms

The study is expected to reach the following objectives: To study how idioms are organized structurally and semantically in English and Vietnamese; to establish the similarities and differences between English and Vietnamese idioms in terms of structural and semantic components; to provide main factors lying behind the similarities and differences between English and Vietnamese idioms.

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This study aims to investigate idioms that carry conceptual metaphor about power based on the theory of Lakoff and Johnson. To go further, this study is done to explore the similarities and the differences between the use of metaphor about power in English and Vietnamese idioms that reflect the culture of each language community.

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Examine the description of semantic features of metaphor in English and Vietnamese idioms denoting human feelings; discover some similarities and differences in using idiomatic metaphor especially those used in English and Vietnamese idioms denoting human feelings.

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Examining the syntactic and semantic features of adjective and verb phrases as idioms using the words of body parts in expressing emotion in English and Vietnamese; finding out the similarities and differences in adjective and verb phrases as idioms using the words of body parts in expressing emotion in English and Vietnamese.

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The study is basically studied the syntactic, semantic and cultural characteristics of English idioms and proverbs relating to women in comparison with Vietnamese ones. More importantly, providing language learners with a basic knowledge of this field will help them master the meaning of idioms and proverbs, and easily and naturally translating them to each of these languages.

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We have prepared 100 American idioms in order to help you learn English better. These idioms are the most common in use today. And we hope that you “won’t look a gift horse in the mouth.” List of Idioms 1. “to have one’s finger in too many pies” - To be involved in too many things at the same time. (so you can’t do any of them well) 2. “to kill two birds with one stone” - To manage to do two things at the same time. 3. “a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” -...

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