A comparative study of insults In vietnamese and American english

This study attempts to investigate the similarities and differences between Vietnamese and Americans in perceiving insults. It focuses on the influences of social factors such as age, social status and social distance between interlocutors on insult interpretation. Data for analysing and discussing...

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Veröffentlicht: Đại học Ngoại ngữ, Đại học Đà Nẵng 2025
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spelling oai:data.ufl.udn.vn:UFL-14442025-03-10T05:01:10Z A comparative study of insults In vietnamese and American english Lvths2011-60.22.15.37 comparative study American english This study attempts to investigate the similarities and differences between Vietnamese and Americans in perceiving insults. It focuses on the influences of social factors such as age, social status and social distance between interlocutors on insult interpretation. Data for analysing and discussing were survey questionnaire responses collected from 32 respondents who worked for a company in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam and 31 others who worked for a company in Washington D.C.,. The results found from the study supported Bernal [4]’s assumption that insulting expressions, in certain contexts, may produce affiliative social effects, strengthening feelings of in-group solidarity and of closeness between interlocutors. Based on data analysing and discussing, useful findings were drawn out to help Vietnamese users of English and American users of Vietnamese effectively communicate in inter-cultural communications and avoid cultural shocks and communicative breakdowns. 2025-03-10T05:01:05Z 2025-03-10T05:01:05Z 2011 Thesis https://data.ufl.udn.vn/handle/UFL/1444 en application/msword Đại học Ngoại ngữ, Đại học Đà Nẵng
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A comparative study of insults In vietnamese and American english
description This study attempts to investigate the similarities and differences between Vietnamese and Americans in perceiving insults. It focuses on the influences of social factors such as age, social status and social distance between interlocutors on insult interpretation. Data for analysing and discussing were survey questionnaire responses collected from 32 respondents who worked for a company in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam and 31 others who worked for a company in Washington D.C.,. The results found from the study supported Bernal [4]’s assumption that insulting expressions, in certain contexts, may produce affiliative social effects, strengthening feelings of in-group solidarity and of closeness between interlocutors. Based on data analysing and discussing, useful findings were drawn out to help Vietnamese users of English and American users of Vietnamese effectively communicate in inter-cultural communications and avoid cultural shocks and communicative breakdowns.
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title A comparative study of insults In vietnamese and American english
title_short A comparative study of insults In vietnamese and American english
title_full A comparative study of insults In vietnamese and American english
title_fullStr A comparative study of insults In vietnamese and American english
title_full_unstemmed A comparative study of insults In vietnamese and American english
title_sort comparative study of insults in vietnamese and american english
publisher Đại học Ngoại ngữ, Đại học Đà Nẵng
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url https://data.ufl.udn.vn/handle/UFL/1444
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