Van Ha Le
ABSTRACT
In the modern world, the need for interacting and communicating across nations is indispensable as the undeniable result of globalization. Successful communication requires not only purely linguistic competence but also the knowledge of social norms, social values and relations between individuals known as communicative competence. Communicative competence presupposes ability to use the language correctly and appropriately. This pragmatic competence is as crucial as linguistic competence. The lack of it may lead to rudeness, misinterpretation, cultural shocks, and even communication breakdown. The study focuses on English and Vietnamese verbal expressions used in giving and receiving presents. More specifically, some similarities and differences in English and Vietnamese verbal expressions when giving and receiving presents/gifts will be given. Also, tentative explanations in terms of linguistic politeness are made. The data for this analysis are provided by the survey questionnaire that investigates verbal expressions used in giving and receiving presents on three occasions (birthday, wedding, and house-warming). The findings of the study indicate that giving and receiving presents is a sensitive and delicate communicative act with many of communicating strategies employed by both groups of informants. In addition, the cultural characteristics of each group also partly reveal through their utterances of giving and receiving presents.
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