Metaphors relating to the names of animals in English and Vietnamese

Abstract

Part I: Introduction: In the first part, I will present the rationale, aims, methods, scope and design of the study. Part II: Development: This part consists of three chapters: Chapter 1: Literature background: The first chapter provides definition of metaphor and its characteristics. Chapter 2: Metaphors relating to the names of animals in English and Vietnamese: This chapter focuses on analysing twelve common animals’ name that English people often use as metaphorical meaning. Chapter 3: Application of the study: The chapter provides some comparisons between metaphors relating to the names of animals in English and Vietnamese, some difficulties when learning English metaphors relating to the names of animals, some solutions to them and exercises in metaphors. Part III: Conclusion: In conclusion, I will summarise briefly the main points of the study and draw some ideas for further research.