AN INVESTIGATION INTO STANDARD DEVIATION IN THE NEWSPAPER “HO CHI MINH CITY’S PHAP LUAT”

Abstract

The use of newspaper language is more or less affectsthe readers’vocabulary and their use of words. This also influences the correspondent’s ability to express his thinking and to preserve the clarity of the Vietnamese language, dominating hisstyle.The creation of language “standard deviation” is one of the typical  methods  of  creativity  manifestation  in  the  use  of  words,  in  the  correspondent’s  style  and  is  an important factor t hat decides the “existence” of an article in the newspaper. Based on the basic theories for the application of Vietnamese studies and the practical issues in the language of newspapers, this article investigates into the deviation from the standard in the newspaper “Phap luat” on three aspects: (1) phonetic deviation; (2) morphological and semantic deviation; and (3) grammatical deviation.