Essay On Subordinating Conjunction

Abstract

This paper aims to compare and contrast subordinating conjunction in English and Vietnamese in terms of its grammatical meaning in conversation and academic writing. Subordinating conjunctions are one of three main types of conjunctions, which play a fundamental role in maintaining a natural flow and rhythm in speaking and writing. The background information and importance of subordinating conjunctions are briefly presented in the introduction part. In order to examine the similarities and differences of subordinating conjunctions in the two languages, we attempt to study the literature review and provide a full description of their forms and functions, we involve a discussion on the implication of the paper in the aspect of pedagogy and further research.

Key words: subordinating conjunctions, subordinators, grammatical meaning, contrastive analysis. Introduction

Subordinating conjunction is a grammatical device to strengthen the cohesion in writing and speaking. The unity of a good writing involves not only the connection

In each category, they are differentiated by the expression of their meaning. Le (1999) also sorted subordinating conjunctions based on their meaning. However, two authors do not have a clear classification among conjunctions, prepositions and mot fonctionnel (từ định chức). Dinh (2001), Hoang and Bui (2007) claimed that it is quite difficult to show an obvious difference between conjunctions and prepositions due to theirs multi-function. And on the level of grammatical text, Tran (1985) and Le (1999) proposed to view subordinating conjunctions as device of textual link. On the contrary, in 2006, Lai did a research paper in respect of grammar and pragmatic, attempting to distinguish between subordinating conjunctions and other types of linking