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Semantic and syntactic functions of English adjectives – A contrastive analysis with their Vietnamese equivalents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Chapter I: INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Rationale. 1
1.2 Aims of the study. 2
1.3 Scope of the study. 2
1.4 Methods of the study. 2
1.5 Design of the study. 3
Chapter II: AN OVERVIEW OF ENGLISH ADJECTIVES. 4
2.1 What is an adjective?. 4
2.2 Semantic function of English adjectives. 5
2.2.1 Stative and dynamic adjectives. 5
2.2.2 Gradable and non- gradable adjectives. 6
2.3 Syntactic functions of English adjectives. 9
2.3.1 Attributive adjectives. 10
2.3.2 Predicative adjectives. 12
2.3.3 Adjectives function as head of a noun phrase. 14
2.3.3.1 Well- known groups. 15
2.3.3.2 Adjectives referring to abstract ideas. 16
2.2.5 Exclamatory adjective sentence. 19
2.4 Summary. 20
Chapter III: A NEW APPROACH TO SEMANTIC AND SYNTACTIC FUNCTIONS OF ENGLISH ADJECTIVES. 21
3.1 Classification of English adjectives in terms of their usage. 21
3.2. Classification in terms of their semantic function. 26
3.2.1 Gradable and non-gradable adjectives. 26
3.2.2 Stative and dynamic adjectives. 27
3.3 Classification in terms of syntactic functions. 29
3.3.1 Attributive. 29
3.3.1.1 Adjectives as premodification. 29
3.3.1.2 Adjectives as postmodification. 30
3.3.2 Predicative. 31
3.3.3 Adjectives as head of a noun phrase. 32
3.3.4 Supplementary adjective clause. 33Trích từ: http://www.kilobooks.com