Pre-Modification In Vietnam

Abstract:
There is an old Czech proverb saying: “As long as a language lives, the people will not perish”. Indeed, it is indisputable that language plays a pivotal role in our lives. Hardly ever do we interact with others around us without utilizing language on a daily basis. However, as a language is deeply intertwined with the cultures, the traditions and the lifestyles of each society, it is often the case that learners encounter numerous difficulties during the process of language acquisition.
Since English and Vietnamese are typologically different, Vietnamese students are often rendered baffled as to how to use certain aspects of English accurately. Specifically here, English noun phrases, whose occurrence frequency is quite high compared to others,

However, this also means that a noun phrase can be more complicated with the presence of the pre-modification and post-modification. The table with the examples below will show more clearly how a noun phrase can be formed.
2. Pre-modification
3. The Head noun
4. Post-modification

B. Noun phrases in Vietnamese
1. Definition
2. Pre-modification
3. Post-modification
II. A comparison: similarities and differences of noun phrases in English and Vietnamese
From the description of noun phrases in both languages above, it can be clearly seen that they have the same formula with the obligatory head noun and optional pre-modifiers as well as post-modifiers. Also, the placement of some determiners like quantifiers, numerals and fractions together with prepositional phrases is alike, with former before and the latter after the head.
1. Quantifiers, numerals and fractions
- Quantifiers:
E.g. Some friends – Một vài người bạn
- Numerals:
E.g. Hundreds of cars – Hàng nghìn xe hơi
- Fractions:
E.g. Two-thirds of his books – Hai phần ba số sách của anh ấy
2. Prepositional phrases:
E.g. The book on the table – Cuốn sách ở trên bàn

Nonetheless, the resemblance seems to end here where a number of differences take the