FEATURES OF AESTHETIC SIGNALS IN VIETNAMESE COMPARATIVE IDIOMS

Abstract

The article describes features of aesthetic signals of Vietnamese comparative idioms structured by t như B (t like B) from synchronic approach. The result of this research shows that units containing t as a verb that requires an object and t as an adjective that does not require an object account for a predominant proportion with large scopes of operation. Comparative idioms of the structure t like B with t being an adjective of quality or attribute contain correspondence as regards specifc or symbolic, generic meanings between t and B. The identifiers with aesthetic features in comparative idioms of the structure t like B are mostly prototypical and diverse, which are familiar to the Vietnamese and imbued with profound Vietnamese cultural imprints.