tailieunhanh - Master minor programme thesis English linguistics: A comparative study of the lexical means of modality employed in culture and sport editorials of commendation on the usatoday.com and the vietnamnews.vn from 2012 to 2015

The study aimed at finding out the similarities and differences in employing lexical means of modality in two newspapers so that the results of the research could be a guide in teaching and learning English reading, writing and translation generally and in journalism particularly. | VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES LÊ THỊ THÙY A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE LEXICAL MEANS OF MODALITY EMPLOYED IN CULTURE AND SPORT EDITORIALS OF COMMENDATION ON THE AND THE FROM 2012 TO 2015 NGHIÊN CỨU SO SÁNH NHỮNG PHƢƠNG TIỆN TỪ VỰNG CỦA TÍNH TÌNH THÁI TRONG CÁC BÀI XÃ LUẬN KHEN NGỢI VỀ LĨNH VỰC VĂN HÓA VÀ THỂ THAO TRÊN BÁO VÀ TỪ NĂM 2012 ĐẾN 2015 . Minor Thesis Field English linguistics Code 60220201 HANOI 2016 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES LÊ THỊ THÙY A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE LEXICAL MEANS OF MODALITY EMPLOYED IN CULTURE AND SPORT EDITORIALS OF COMMENDATION ON THE AND THE FROM 2012 TO 2015 NGHIÊN CỨU SO SÁNH NHỮNG PHƢƠNG TIỆN TỪ VỰNG CỦA TÍNH TÌNH THÁI TRONG CÁC BÀI XÃ LUẬN KHEN NGỢI VỀ LĨNH VỰC VĂN HÓA VÀ THỂ THAO TRÊN BÁO VÀ TỪ NĂM 2012 ĐẾN 2015 . Minor Thesis Field English linguistics Code 60220201 Supervisor Tô Thị Thu Hƣơng HANOI 2016 DECLARATION I certify that the work contained in this thesis is the result of my own research and this thesis has not been submitted for any degree at any other university or institution. Hanoi October 2016 Signature Lê Thị Thùy i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the following people who have offered support and encouragement in all their different ways throughout this study. I am indeed thankful to my supervisor Dr. Tô Thị Thu Hương whose sympathetic guidance has been the source of inspiration and knowledge for my research. I am also grateful to other teachers of the Department of Post-Graduate Studies for their encouragement and valuable advice. My great thanks are also given to my family and my friends who have encouraged me a lot during the process of my study. ii ABSTRACT The thesis analyzed the .