An Investigation into Semantic Features of Hyperbole Used in Football Commentaries in English and Vietnamese Newspapers

Tóm tắt

This paper investigates the semantic features of hyperbole used in football commentaries in English and Vietnamese newspapers to find out the similarities and differences between them. To conduct the study, both the descriptive and contrastive methods are used.The data consists of 600 hyperboles in English and Vietnamese (300 for each) online newspapers. The results shows that most of the hyperboles used in the two languages are the same in some typical topics. Along with the similarities, there are some differences resulted from cultural differences as well. For example, the same image can be employed to show quite opposite meanings in the two online newspapers. In general, the paper is expected to help Vietnamese learners of English achieve comprehensive understanding of hyperboles in football commentaries in English and Vietnamese newspapers. Also, those who are interested in writing this genre can find the paper a good source of reference.