Comparing synonymous adjectives in Vietnamese and English

Vietnamese and English have many similarities and differences in using synonyms to express comparisons. The goal of the research is to analyze semantic similarities between Vietnamese and English. Researching this topic is done to clarify the expressions of the two languages to make the study of spe...

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Autor: Vo, Phuong
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)
Repositorio:Práticas Educativas, Memórias e Oralidades
Idioma:portugués
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistas.uece.br:article/12277
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uece.br/index.php/revpemo/article/view/12277
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:compare
synonym adjective
similar
distinctive
Compare.
Synonym adjective.
Similar.
Distinctive.
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Sumario:Vietnamese and English have many similarities and differences in using synonyms to express comparisons. The goal of the research is to analyze semantic similarities between Vietnamese and English. Researching this topic is done to clarify the expressions of the two languages to make the study of specialized terminology more convenient. The article will focus on clarifying theoretical basis issues, research methods, and research questions. It will also aim to elucidate the similarities in describing human qualities and the similarities and differences between synonyms of absolute characteristics between Vietnamese and English, drawing upon the corpus of idioms and proverbs in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Diana Lea.