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Table 4 Congruency between speech functions and mood

From: Relationship building in Vietnamese English written business communication: A systemic functional analysis

  

Speech functions – mood

Freq.

Perc.

Total

Congruency

Proposals and typical mood

command – imperative

104

15.9 %

82.1 %

(11) Please sign it and send to us. (text 7-35-C)

offer – interrogative

2

0.2 %

(12) Do you need me to ask CDC Hanoi to arrange a meeting? (text 8-2-C)

Propositions and typical mood

statement – declarative

426

64.8 %

(13) However, he can support us for future shipments (text 4-1-A)

question – interrogative

8

1.2 %

(14) Anh I oi [Hey brother I], do we have any sources for this expense (text 8-61-K)

Incongruency

Proposals and non-typical mood

command – modulated interrogative

15

2.3 %

17.9 %

(15) Will you confirm your mail receipt? (text 9-1-A)

command – modulated declarative

46

7.3 %

(16)…it [the report] should be submitted PD Acountant asap. (text 3-3-A)

command – declarative

2

0.2 %

(17) Please you print out the new one then sign again and scan with full page same as my PO and send back us. (text 7-16-C)

offer – imperative

3

0.5 %

(18) Have a good working week ahead. (text 9-15-E)

offer – modulated declarative

45

6.9 %

(19) We will sent draft versions to you in next few days. (text 8-7-P)

Propositions and non-typical mood

statement – tag declarative

0

0

question – declarative

7

0.7 %

(20) Please advise when I should send the hardcopy of the letter to PACCOM (text 8-31-K)

Total

658

100 %

100 %