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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.advisor | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lưu Quý Khương | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Võ Thị Thanh Thúy | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-19T03:32:05Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2025-03-19T03:32:05Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://data.ufl.udn.vn/handle/UFL/1650 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | Gender which may be grammatical or natural is one of important category existing in all languages. Reflecting correctly gender of a person or a thing has a great meaning in communication. This thesis is designed to investigate the linguistics features of linguistic devices manifesting gender of words in English and Vietnamese which are considered owning only natural gender. With data selected from English and Vietnamese materials and analysed, the study aims at presenting the linguistics devices used to manifested gender of words in both the languages through the morphological, syntactic, and semantics features. Also, the analysis the similarities and differences of gender manifestation of words in English and Vietnamese are also considered. Finally, a general view of gender manifestation of people, animals and things in the word will help English and Vietnamese users feel confident of using the languages, giving up the anxiety about gender bias and impoliteness in communication. | en_US |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | TABLE OF CONTENTS STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP ………….…………………………………. i ABSTRACT ……………………………………………………………………. ii TABLE OF CONTENT ………………………………………………………... iii ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS ………………………………………… iv LIST OF TABLES ……………………………………………………………... v LIST OF FIGURES …………………………………………………………….. vi CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION …...……………………………………….. 1 1.1. Rationale ………………………………………………………………….. 1 1.2. Significance of the Study ………………………………………………….. 3 1.3. Aims and Objectives ……………………………………………………….. 3 1.3.1. Aims …………….…………………………………………………… 3 1.3.2. Objectives ……………………………………………………………... 3 1.4. Scope of Study……………………………………………………………… 3 1.5. Research Questions ………………………………………………………. 3 1.6. Organization of the Study ………………………………………………….. 4 CHAPTER 2: LITERRATURE REVIEW ………………………………….. 5 2.1. Previous Studies Related to the Study ……………………………………... 5 2.2. The Concept of Gender ……………………………………………………. 5 2.2.1. Grammatical Gender ………………………………………………….. 6 2.2.2. Natural Gender ………………………………………………………... 7 2.3. Some Parts of Speech Involving Gender Manifestation in Natural Languages ………………………………………………………. 8 2.3.1. Pronouns ………………………………………………………………. 8 2.3.1.1. English Personal Pronouns ………………………………………. 9 2.3.1.2. Vietnamese Personal Pronouns ………………………………….. 9 2.3.2. Nouns ……………………………………………………………….… 15 2.3.2.1. Animate Nouns …………………………………………………... 17 2.3.2.2. Inanimate Nouns …………………………………………………. 20 2.4. Manifestation of Gender in Natural Languages …………………………… 20 2.4.1.Gender Manifestation Through Morphological Features ……………… 21 2.4.2. Gender Manifestation through Semantic Features ……………………. 21 2.4.2.1. Common Nouns ………………………………………………….. 21 2.4.2.2. Kinship Terms ……………………………………………………. 21 2.4.2.3. Titles ……………………………………………………………... 22 2.4.2.4. Personal Names ………………………………………………… 22 2.4.3. Gender Manifestation through Syntactic Features ……………………. 22 CHAPTER 3: METHOD AND PROCEDURES ……………………………. 24 3.1. Methods of Study ………………………………………………………….. 24 3.2. Description of Samples ….………………………………………………… 24 3.3. Data Collection and Analysis ……………………………………………… 24 3.3.1 Data Collection ………………………………………………………… 24 3.3.2 Data Analysis ………………………………………………………….. 24 3.4. Procedures …………………………………………………………………. 25 3.5. Reliability and Validity ……………………………………………………. 25 CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS …………………………… 26 4.1. Gender Manifestation of Animate Nouns in English and Vietnamese through Morphological Features …………………………. 26 4.1.1. Gender Manifestation of Animate Nouns in English through Morphological Features ………………………….. 26 4.1.1.1. Gender Manifestation of Personal Nouns through Morphological Features …………………………………. 29 4.1.1.2. Gender Manifestation of Animal Nouns in English through Morphological Features ……………………... 36 4.1.2. Gender Manifestation of Animate Nouns in Vietnamese through Morphological Features ……………………. 37 4.2.1.1. Gender Manifestation of Human Nouns in Vietnamese through Morphological Features …………………. 38 4.1.2.2. Gender Manifestation of Animal Nouns in Vietnamese through Morphological Features …………………. 39 4.1.2.3. Differences and Similarities of Gender Manifestation of Animate Nouns through Morphological Features between English and Vietnamese ……………………………….. 40 4.2. Gender Manifestation of Animate Nouns in English and Vietnamese Through Semantic Features ………………………………. 40 4.2.1. Gender Manifestation of Animate Nouns in English through Semantic Features ………………………………... 41 4.2.1.1. Gender Manifestation of Personal Nouns in English through Semantic Features …………………………… 41 4.2.1.2. Gender Manifestation of Animal Nouns in English Semantic through Features ………………………….. 46 4.2.2. Gender Manifestation of Animate Nouns in Vietnamese through Semantic Features …………………………… 51 4.2.3. Differences and Similarities of Gender Manifestation of Animate Nouns through Semantic Features between English and Vietnamese …………………………………….. 53 4.3. Gender Manifestation of English and Vietnamese Inanimate Nouns through Semantic Features ……………………………… 53 4.3.1. Gender of Inanimate Nouns In English through Personification ……... 54 4.3.1.1. Personified Inanimate Nouns as Male …………………………... 54 4.3.1.2. Personified Inanimate Nouns as Female ………………………… 55 4.3.2. Gender of Inanimate Nouns In Vietnamese through Personification … 57 4.3.3. Differences and Similarities of Gender Manifestation in English and Vietnamese Inanimate Nouns through Semantic Features ………. 58 4.4. Gender Manifestation of Nouns in English and Vietnamese through Syntactic Features ……………………………………………….. 58 4.4.1. Gender Manifestation of Nouns in English through Syntactic Features.. 59 4.4.2. Gender Manifestation of Nouns in Vietnamese through Syntactic Features …………………………………………… 59 4.4.3. Differences and Similarities of Gender Manifestation of Nouns in English through Syntactic Features ………………………………. 60 CHAPTER 5: IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS 61 5.1.Conclusions ……………………………...…………………………………. 61 5.2. Implications ………………………………………………………………... 62 5.3. Suggested Exercises for Practising Gendered Vocaburary ………………... 63 5.4. Limitations …………………………………………………………………. 63 5.5. Suggestions for Further Researches ……………………………………….. 64 REFERENCES ………………………….…………………………………….. 65 CORPORA ………………………….…………………………………………. 70 APPENDIX | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Trường Đại học Ngoại ngữ, Đại học Đà Nẵng | en_US |
| dc.subject | An investigation, | en_US |
| dc.subject | Into gender manifetation of words | en_US |
| dc.title | AN INVESTIGATION INTO GENDER MANIFESTATION OF WORDS (ENGLISH VERSUS VIETNAMESE) | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | LV ThS 305 | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | Ngôn ngữ Anh | |
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