Appreciation in English and Vietnamese news reports towards plastic straws
Abstract
Appraisal Theory by Martin and White (2005) has increasingly claimed its potential in analyzing people’s opinions, appraisals, attitudes, and emotions toward entities, individuals, issues, events, topics, and their attributes. This study attempts to adopt Appraisal Theory to investigate the similarities and discrepancies regarding the Appreciation resources in English plastic straws news reports (EPSNRs) and Vietnamese plastic straws news reports (VPSNRs). Specifically, the research addresses itself to discovering which Appreciation resources are used in the news reports and indicating the resemblances and discrepancies in applying those resources in the news reports by the two groups of writers. The findings reveal that all of the sub-types of Appreciation were found in the two data sets. Besides, the Appreciation resources in the two languages share a variety of similarities in terms of their frequency, realization strategies, and polarities. The research outcomes are expected to be of valuable reference for learners of English and Vietnamese in enhancing their speaking and assessment skills.