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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ************* TẠ THỊ THU HẰNG THE IMAGES OF MOTHER IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE SONG LYRICS – A STUDY BASED ON SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTICS APPROACH Hình ảnh người mẹ trong lời các bài hát tiếng Anh và tiếng Việt – Một nghiên cứu dựa trên cách tiếp cận ngôn ngữ học chức năng hệ thống (A Thesis Submitted in Total Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy) Major: English linguistics Code: 9220201.01 Hà Nội, 2022 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST - GRADUATE STUDIES ************** TẠ THỊ THU HẰNG THE IMAGES OF MOTHER IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE SONG LYRICS – A STUDY BASED ON SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTICS APPROACH Hình ảnh người mẹ trong lời các bài hát tiếng Anh và tiếng Việt – Một nghiên cứu dựa trên cách tiếp cận ngôn ngữ học chức năng hệ thống (A Thesis Submitted in Total Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy) Major: English linguistics Code: 9220201. Hoàng Văn Vân Hà Nội, 2022 STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP I hereby certify that this doctoral thesis entitled The Images of Mother in English and Vietnamese Song Lyrics – A Study Based on Systemic Functional Linguistics Approach is the result of my own work. The thesis contains no material which has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma in any university or tertiary institution, and to the best of my knowledge, neither does it contain material previously published or written by another person, except where due acknowledgement is made in the text. Hanoi, 2022 Tạ Thị Thu Hằng i ACKNOWLEGEMENTS To complete this doctoral thesis, I have received a lot of support.

Of the primary importance has been the role of my supervisor, Prof. Hoàng Văn Vân who has transferred me his specialized knowledge of Systemic Functional Linguistics, his inspiring me the love in linguistics as well as his valuable suggestions, advice and correction during my the thesis throughout. Huỳnh Anh Tuấn, Dean of Faculty of Post-Graduate Studies, I would like to express my deep gratitude to him for his concern about me and his willingness to help me whenever I have difficulty. My debts also go to Prof.

Nguyễn Hòa and Assoc. Lê Hùng Tiến. I am particularly grateful for their critical and illuminating comments which help me to complete this doctoral thesis. I also take this opportunity to thank all my lecturers at VNU ULIS, Faculty of Post -Graduate Studies at University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi for many of their interesting lectures, which have surely contributed to the foundation of my doctoral thesis.

Finally, I would like to show my deep gratitude to my family for their support, encouragement and understanding, without which my doctoral thesis would not have been accomplished. ii ABSTRACT Song lyrics are special research data because they have both written and spoken form. Espescially, mother song lyrics draw a great deal of attraction for their educational lessons about maternal love. Up to this time, none of research has yet been conducted to study mother song lyrics in the light of Systemic Functional Linguistics.

Accordingly, this research has been implemented to figure out the images of mother in English and Vietnamese song lyrics expressed through experiential meaning (realized in Transitivity resources) and interpersonal meaning (realized in Mood resources). Simultaneously, the similarities and differences between Transitivity and Mood resources found to depict the images of mother in English and Vietnamese song lyrics are also pinpointed. To fulfil the aim, the researcher reviews the theory of Systemic Functional Linguistics and related studies. The common theoretical framework for the study is based on Halliday‟s Systemic Functional Linguistics model.

The research methods in the study include comparative, quantitative, qualitative and descriptive, of which comparative is the main method. Twenty-five mother song lyrics in each language are collected to explore and compare the images of mother in terms of experiential and interpersonal meaning. The clause simplex is the most fundamental grammatical unit that carries three strands of meaning. Hence, the clause simplex is taken as the unit of analysis.

The findings show that the mother in English and Vietnamese song lyrics is depicted with a number of figures. Regarding the images of mother in English war mother song lyrics, the mother is represented with three distinctive figure: (i) the pillar of strength and the source of spiritual support; (ii) the protector; (iii) the loving and affectionate one. With regard to the images of mother in Vietnamese war mother song lyrics, the mother is depicted as: (i) the great contributor, (ii) the loving and affectionate one; (iii) the symbol of heroic sacrifice. In terms of experiential resources, all six types are used in song lyrics of both languages to portray the iii images of mother, of which material and relational processes constitute the major part of song lyrics.

In terms of interpersonal resources, the declarative is the primary mood type in both English and Vietnamese war songs while the number of modality employed is modest. Moving on to the images of mother in English and Vietnamese peace song lyrics, the mother is portrayed as dedicated caregivers and compared to unique symbols. mother who sacrifices their life for their children. With regard to experiential and interpersonal meanings, like English and Vietnamese war mother song lyrics, material process and the declarative mood type are dominant.

In addition to the findings above, the study is intended to provide people who take an interest in SFL a useful reference resource and some suggestions for further research. iv KEYS TO ABBREVIATIONS The following abbreviations of terminology are used throughout the study. PROCESS TYPES AND PARTICIPANTS SFL = Systemic Functional Linguistics Ac = Actor Asp.ptcl = aspectual particle Attr = Attribute Beh= Behaver/Behavioural Ben = Beneficiary Car = Carrier Circ = Circumstance Circ: accomp = Circumstance of accompaniment Circ: ang = Circumstance of angle Circ: cont = Circumstance of contingency Circ: cse = Circumstance of cause Circ: ext = Circumstance of extent Circ: loc = Circumstance of location Circ: man = Circumstance of manner Circ: mat = Circumstance of matter Circ: rl = Circumstance of role Cli = Client Dom = Domain Existent = Existt Go = Goal Id = Identified Intr = Intransitive Ir = Identifier N.gr = Nominal group v Phen = Phenomenon Pos = Possessed Posr = Possessor Pro = Process Pro: beh = Process: behavioural Pro: existl = Process: existential Pro: mat = Process: material Pro: ment = Process: mental Pro: rel = Process: relational Pro: vrb = Process: verbal Pron = pronoun Rec = Receiver/Recipient Rsn = Reason Sa = Sayer Sco = Scope Sen = Senser Ta = Target Trans = Transitive V = Verb Vrbge = Verbiage MOOD AND MODALITY Adjct = Adjunct Compl = Complement Dec = Declarative Excl = Exclamative Fin = Finite Imp = Imperative Inter = Interrogative Mod = Modality vi Pred = Predicator Ptcl = Particle Subj = Subject EWMSL = English War Mother Song Lyrics VWMSL = Vietnamese War Mother Song Lyrics EPMSL = English Peace Mother Song Lyrics VPMSL = Vietnamese Peace Mother Song Lyrics EMSL = English Mother Song Lyrics VMSL = Vietnamese Mother Song Lyrics vii TABLE OF CONTENTS STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP. iii KEYS TO ABBREVIATIONS.

v LIST OF TABLES .xii LIST OF FIGURES. Aim and objectives of the study. Scope of the study. Significance of the study.

Structure of the doctoral thesis. An overview of systemic functional linguistics. Levels of context and language in relation to context. Levels of language.

Clause simplex as unit of analysis. Rationale for adopting SFL as the theoretical framework. The notion of transitivity system in English and Vietnamese. The notion of mood system in English and Vietnamese.

The images of mother. The lyrics in songs. Previous related studies. Data compilation and data processing.

Baseline data analysis. Data analysis steps. Glosses and symbols. Reliability and validity of the study.

TRANSITIVITY AND MOOD RESOURCES FOUND IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE WAR MOTHER SONG LYRICS. Transitivity resources found in English and Vietnamese war mother song lyrics. Transitivity resources in English war mother song lyrics. Transitivity resources in Vietnamese war mother song lyrics.

Mood and modality resources found in English and Vietnamese war mother song lyrics. Mood and Modality resources in English war mother song lyrics. Mood and modality resources in Vietnamese war mother song lyrics. TRANSITIVITY AND MOOD RESOURCES FOUND IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE PEACE MOTHER SONG LYRICS.

Transitivity resources found in English and Vietnamese peace mother song lyrics. Transitivity resources in English peace mother song lyrics. Transitivity resources in Vietnamese peace mother song lyrics. Mood and modality found in English and Vietnamese peace mother song lyrics 112 5.

Mood and Modality resources in English peace mother song lyrics. Mood and modality resources in Vietnamese peace mother song lyrics. SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN TRANSITIVITY AND MOOD RESOURCES FOUND IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE WAR AND PEACE MOTHER SONG LYRICS. Similarities and differences in transitivity and mood resources found in English and Vietnamese war mother song lyrics.

Similarities and differences in Transitivity resources in English and Vietnamese war mother song lyrics. Similarities and differences in Mood resources English and Vietnamese war mother song lyrics. Similarities and differences in transitivity and mood resources found in English and Vietnamese peace mother song lyrics. Similarities and differences in Transitivity resources in English and Vietnamese peace mother song lyrics.

Similarities and differences in Mood resources in English and Vietnamese peace mother song lyrics. DISCUSSION ON THE IMAGES OF MOTHER IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE SONG LYRICS. The images of mother in English and Vietnamese war mother song lyrics. The images of mother in English and Vietnamese peace mother song lyrics.

Experiential and interpersonal resources to depict the images of mother in English and Vietnamese war mother song lyrics. Experiential and interpersonal resources to depict the images of mother in English and Vietnamese peace mother song lyrics. The images of mother constructed in English and Vietnamese mother song lyrics. Limitations of the study.

Implications and suggestions for future research .160 THESIS-RELATED PUBLICATIONS .I APPENDIX 1 ENGLISH CORPUS .I APPENDIX 2 VIETNAMESE CORPUS. II APPENDIX 3 SAMPLE OF ENGLISH SONG ANALYSIS. III xi LIST OF TABLES Table 2. Typical experiential function of group and phrases classes.

Properties differentiating “material” and “mental” clauses .Types of sensing. The principal types of relational process. Examples of verbs serving as Process in verbal clauses. Circumstantial elements in English clauses.

Polar interrogative particles. Elemental interrogative items. Adverbs serving as mood Adjuncts of modality. Examples of modality in Vietnamese.

Process types in English war mother song lyrics. Agents in material clauses in English war mother song lyrics. Circumstance types in English war mother song lyrics. Process types in Vietnamese war mother song lyrics.

Agents in material clauses in English war mother song lyrics. Circumstantial types in Vietnamese war mother song lyrics. Mood types in English war mother song lyrics. Modality types in English war mother song lyrics.

Mood types in Vietnamese war mother song lyrics. Modality types in Vietnamese war mother song lyrics. Process types in English peace mother song lyrics. Agents in material clauses in English war mother song lyrics.

Circumstantial types in English peace song lyrics. Process types in Vietnamese peace mother song lyrics. Carriers in relational clauses in Vietnamese peace song lyrics. Circumstantial types in Vietnamese peace song lyrics.

Mood types in English peace mother song lyrics. Modality types in English peace mother song lyrics. Mood types in Vietnamese peace mother song lyrics. Modality types in Vietnamese peace mother song lyrics .