A STUDY OF CONCEPTUAL METONYMY OF EMBODIMENT IN VIETNAMESE AND ENGLISH

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A STUDY OF CONCEPTUAL METONYMY OF EMBODIMENT IN
VIETNAMESE AND ENGLISH

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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1Problem statement
There is no doubt about the richness and complexity of Vietnamese
grammar in comparison with other languages in the world, like the idiom
“Struggling to natural disaster isn’t as hard as learning Vietnamese”. In
particular, the rhetoric used in both written and spoken expression is one of
the characteristics of Vietnamese, including conceptual metonymy. It has
been studied for more than two thousand years by a lot of phonemologists
and linguists. During this long period of time, metonymy was identified as a
rhetorical method, a matter entirely related to in the linguistic field (Brown
& Keith, 2005) ... However, in recent years, the situation has changed.
From the new research results, especially from the cognitive sciences,
metonymy, along with metaphor, has been endorsed as a conceptual
phenomenon, a process of cognitive process, an element, a principle that
builds human cognitive ability. Therefore, conceptual metonymy is not only
a language problem but also a matter of thinking and action, intellect and
culture (Ta, 2015).
In this regard, we have to mention the application of conceptual
metonymy to express the phenomena and issues in term of economy, which
are fairly popular in both Vietnamese and English economic articles. One of
the common features in the expression is that embodiments associated to a
person's appearance and character are used, for examples: The attraction of
stock market, the recovery of financial market...Let’s consider the following

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examples to have an overview of conceptual metonymy which are broadly
available in both Vietnamese and English economic articles:
[1] Điều đảm bảo cho thành công giai đoạn đầu của mỗi Chaebol trong quá
khứ, đó là sự vắng mặt của yếu tố cạnh tranh từ các đối thủ quốc tế. Điều
này không còn hợp lý với bối cảnh tân thời khi Việt Nam gia nhập Tổ chức
Thương mại Thế giới (WTO) (BBC News, 2012)
[2] Cán cân thanh toán quốc tế có tác động rất quan trọng đến tỷ giá hối
đoái. Tình trạng của cán cân thanh toán quốc tế sẽ tác động trực tiếp đến
cung và cầu ngoại hối, do đó nó tác động trực tiếp và rất nhạy bén đến tỷ
giá hối đoái (Dân Kinh Tế, 2014)
[3] The idea of using currency as a measure of well-being emerged,
apparently, simultaneously with the appearance of money, but as a
theoretical concept, it took first shape within the framework of mercantilism
in the XV century (Isabella et.al, 2015)
As can be seen from the above mentioned examples, the conceptual
metonymy is recognized through the words like: “attraction”; “recovery”;
“sự vắng mặt”; “nhạy bén”, “the apprearance”. These languages are often
used to describe the embodiment via body parts. It is daily language that are
metaphorically utilized to express abstract ideas creatively, persuasively
and bear high aesthetic value. Stimulated and attracted by innovative
conceptual metonymy about embodiment in economic matters, the author
determine to choose the topic “A Study of Conceptual Metonymy of
embodiment in Vietnamese and English” as the focus for my research.

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1.2Research questions and objectives
1.2.1 Research objectives
The purpose of this research is to make an analysis into the conceptual
metonymy of embodiments used in economic articles by Vietnamese and
English on the background of cognitive theory to discover how the style of
writing, using such competent tool to reflect the reviewers’ intentions and to
find out the similarities and differences between conceptual metonymy in
English and Vietnamese reviews about economy. Accordingly, the study is
expected to fulfil the following objectives:
 To investigate conceptual metonymy in English and Vietnamese
economic articles through the embodiment.
 To discover and explain the similarities and differences between a
person’s appearance and character in term of conceptual metonymy
in English and Vietnamese.
 To contribute in the purpose of teaching and translating.
1.2.2 Research questions
In this regard, this research aims to answer the following research
questions:

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 What are the embodiments associated to a person’s appearance in
term of conceptual metonymy in English and Vietnamese?
 What are the embodiments associated to a person’s character in term
of conceptual metonymy in English and Vietnamese?
 What are the differences of embodiments associated to a person’s
appearance and character in terms of conceptual metonymy in
English and Vietnamese?
 What are the possible implications for language teaching and learning
and translating?
1.3Significance of the study
Through conducting an examination on conceptual metonymy applied
in economic articles, the research is expected to facilitate a comprehensive
grasp of economic term expressions, thus, helps understanding effectively.
In addition, the significance of the study is also to make a useful
contribution to utilizing metonymy in teaching, learning, reading,
translating, writing and discussing about economy. Furthermore, the
implications of the thesis can be a useful source of references for the other
researchers with the same topic in the future.
1.4 Thesis structure
The organization of the thesis can be

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2. LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1Definition of the terms
2.2Previous studies related to the research
3. METHODS AND PROCEDURES
3.1Research methodology
3.2Description of the samples
3.3Data collection
3.4Data analysis
3.5Research procedures
3.6Limitations of the study

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