SYNTACTIC STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF DESCRIPTIVE DISCOURSE DEMONSTRATE TEXTUAL FUNCTIONS IN MODERN VIETNAMESE ESSAY DATA

Abstract

Discourse is the complex, flexible entity in the system of meaning expression consisting of many levels closely and dialectically related. The syntactic structure principles help the user shape discourse components appropriately to suit the content and purpose of the communication. They include the rules about sentence structure, the agreement between sentence elements, and the arrangement of words to create meaning. Understanding and using correct syntactic structures helps users fully express ideas accurately and logically. With its characteristic “open” nature, the descriptive discourse is a useful “tool” that helps individuals concretize the reality of the multi-dimensional and multi-faceted world as it is. Because the research object is complex, we apply and combine the discourse analysis methods, semantic analysis methods, and description methods to help us identify accurately and completely the syntactic structure features that actualize the text creation function. The survey results not only clarify the conscious or unconscious rules in the socio-cultural ideology that governs the communication process but also clarify the aesthetics of discourse in the literature. At the same time, it affirms the scientific value of the Systemic Functional Grammar theory.