Đề tài: THE VERB AND IT’S COMPLEMENTATION AND CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE Đề tài dài 61 trang: CONTENT Declaration Acknowledgements Part A: INTRODUCTION 1 1. Rationale . 1 2. Aims of the study 2 3. Methods of the study . 3 4. Designs of the study 4 Part B: DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDY . 5 Chapter 1: General features of the verb and it’s complementation . 5 1.1. General . 5 1.1.1. Definition of Verb . 5 1.1.2. Definition of complementation 5 1.1.3. Definition of the verb and its complementation . 5 1.2. Classification of the verb and its complementation 6 Chapter 2: Phrasal and prepositional verbs . 8 2.1. General . 8 2.2. Phrasal verbs 8 2.2.1. Intransitive phrasal verbs 9 2.2.1.1. Verb + particle . 9 2.2.1.2. Verb + particle prepositional adverb 9 2.2.2. Transitive phrasal verbs 10 2.2.2.1. The particle preceding the direct object 10 2.2.2.2. The particle following the direct object . 10 2.2.3. Either transitive or intransitive phrasal verbs . 11 2.2.4. Separable phrasal verbs 11 2.2.5. Inseparable phrasal verbs 15 2.3. Prepositional verbs (verb + preposition) 17 2.4. Phrasal – prepositional verbs (verb + particle + preposition) 19 2.5. Intransitive verbs 20 Chapter 3: Intensive complementation 21 3.1. Copulas 21 3.1.1. “Current” copulas . 21 3.1.2. “Resulting” copulas . 24 3.1.3. Other copulas 26 3.2. Noun and adjective phrase as subject complement . 26 3.2.1. Noun phrase as subject complement . 26 3.2.2. Adjective phrase as subject complement . 27 3.3. Predicate adjuncts . 28 Chapter 4: Transitive complementation 30 4.1. General . 30 4.2. Noun phrase as direct object 30 4.3. Finite clauses as direct object . 33 4.4. Non- finite clauses as direct object . 35 4.4.1. Non- finite clauses without subject . 36 4.4.2. Non- finite clauses with subject . 37 4.4.3. To infinite clauses with subject 37 4.4.3.1. With factual verbs 38 4.4.3.2. With non-factual verbs . 38 4.4.4. Bare infinite clauses with subject . 38 4.4.5. –ing participle clauses with subject . 39 4.4.5.1. Genitive optional 39 4.4.5.2. Genitive disallowed 39 4.4.6. –Ed participle clauses with subject 40 4.4.7. Verbless clauses with subject 41 Chapter 5: Contrastive analysis of the verb and its complementation between English and Vietnamese . 42 5.1. Introduction 42 5.2. Similarities . 43 5.2.1. Object 43 5.2.2. Adverbial . 44 5.2.3. To be . 45 5.3. Differences 45 5.3.1. Complement 45 5.3.2. The concord . 46 5.3.3. Pattern changing 47 5.4. Similarities and differences between English and Vietnamese copulas 48 5.4.1. BE for current attribute . 48 5.4.1.1. Similarities . 49 5.4.1.2. Differences 49 5.4.2. BECOME for resulting attribute . 54 5.4.2.1. Similarities . 55 5.4.2.2. Differences 55 5.5. Summary 59 Part C: CONCLUSION . 60 REFERENCE