A Structural Analysis of Noun Phrases in English and Vietnamese: A Comparative Study

Noun phrases play a crucial role and appear in almost all sentences of any languages, including English and Vietnamese. Understanding the meaning of noun phrases therefore facilitates the understanding of sentences. The structures of noun phrases are usually complicated as they consist of many const...

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Published inTheory and practice in language studies Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 1339 - 1349
Main Authors Nguyen, Chung T.T, Pham, Giang T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Academy Publication Co., LTD 01.05.2024
Academy Publication Co., Ltd
Subjects
Brochures
Business English
Comparative Analysis
Comparative linguistics
English language
Grammar
Grammar, Comparative and general
Noun
Noun phrases
Nouns
Phrases
Research methodology
Semantics
Sentence structure
Structural Analysis (Linguistics)
Syntax
Vietnamese language
Word meaning
Vietnam
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Summary:Noun phrases play a crucial role and appear in almost all sentences of any languages, including English and Vietnamese. Understanding the meaning of noun phrases therefore facilitates the understanding of sentences. The structures of noun phrases are usually complicated as they consist of many constituents and layers, especially for noun phrases used in research articles published in high-ranking business and economic journals. In this article, based on the theories of Greenbaum (1989) on the structures of noun phrases, the authors aim to analyze the constituents or the structures of noun phrases used in English and Vietnamese business and economic articles, compare these constituents to identify the similarities and differences between the two languages, then propose some implications for the study and translation of noun phrases from one language to another.
ISSN:1799-2591
2053-0692
DOI:10.17507/tpls.1405.06