A Vietnamese-American cross-cultural study of verbal and nonverbal behaviors in marriage proposal . M.A. Thesis Linguistics: 60 22 02
This paper is carried out at endeavor of investigating verbal and nonverbal behavior used in marriage proposal by the Vietnamese and American. From that, major similarities and differences between the two languages in this regard are revealed. On the basis of...
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| Format: | Theses and Dissertations |
| Language: | English |
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University of Languages and International Studies
2017
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| Online Access: | http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/41430 |
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| Institution: | Vietnam National University, Hanoi |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | This
paper is carried out at endeavor of investigating verbal and nonverbal
behavior used in marriage proposal by the Vietnamese and American. From that,
major similarities and differences between the two languages in this regard are
revealed.
On the basis of
quantitative and qualitative methods, 70 clips are selected to collect
data from Vietnamese people and American ones who are currently living in big
cities. The result reveals that Indirectness + Directness is the most common strategy
used by the Vietnames
e and the American in terms of verbal behavior. Medium
rate, pitch, volume, short pause and direct eye contact, formal postures, hand
holding, hugging, kissing are mostly used by both Vietnamese and American people
in terms of nonverbal behavior. Besides,
the study goes deeply in the differences
between the two cultures |
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