DISCUSSION ON APPOSITIVE PHRASES COMPOSED OF “NOUN + PRONOUN” IN MODERN CHINESE (COMPARED WITH VIETNAMESE)

Abstract

Generally, “appositive phrase” is common linguistic term, and appositive phrases
assume a certain importance in different types of phrases. The paper focuses on surveying appositive phrases composed of “noun + pronoun” in modern Chinese in three grammartical forms, thereby comparing and contrasting with Vietnamese equivalent forms in order to facilitate the learning and teaching of Chinese in Vietnam in general, and at the University of Languages and International Studies - Vietnam National University, Hanoi, in particular.