A Study on English Noun Phrases in Forewords of English Novels with Reference to Vietnamese Equivalents

Abstract

The study aims to help Vietnamese English learners identify the functional and structural characteristics of noun phrases in English and Vietnamese. The study also investigates the syntactic and semantic characteristics of English noun phrases in the forewords of English novels and their Vietnamese equivalents. The research objective is to identify noun phrases and determine the similarities and differences in the syntactic and semantic characteristics of noun phrases in both languages. The research method includes the descriptive, analytical-synthesis technique and the comparative and contrastive method. The research results show that both languages share some similarities in the syntactic and semantic characteristics of noun phrases, while also showing differences in structure due to different languages and cultural contexts.