THIỂU

Session 4
Instructor: Hồ Lê Vũ

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OVERVIEW
• Linearity: Homework solution
• Linearity application Vọng cổ

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WARM-UP
The girl with brown eyes has green eyes.

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WARM-UP

The girl with brown eyes has green eyes.

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WARM-UP

The girl with brown eyes has green eyes in her picture.

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HOMEWORK
• I am from Vietnam, so after reading your article, with national
pride, I should raise voice against your complaints about my
country

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HOMEWORK
• I am from Vietnam, so after reading your article, with national
pride, I should raise voice against your complaints about my
country
• I am from Vietnam (1), so after reading your article (2), with
national pride (3), I should raise voice against your complaints
about my country (4)
• I from Vietnam (1)
reading your article (2)
[your article about Vietnam (*)]
with national pride (3)
should raise voice against your complaints
about my country (4)

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HOMEWORK
• I → from Vietnam (1) → with national pride (3) → reading your
article (2) [about Vietnam (*)] → should raise voice against
your complaints about my country (4)
• Improve dependency while maintaining linearity?

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HOMEWORK
• I → from Vietnam (1) → with national pride (3) → reading your
article (2) [about Vietnam (*)] → should raise voice against
your complaints about my country (4)
• Improve dependency while maintaining linearity?
– As someone from Vietnam (1) → who is (*) → proud of her
country (3) → I, having read your article (2) [about Vietnam
(*)] → should raise voice… (4)
→ hierarchical dependency (4) > (2) > (1) > (3)

Central position for linking distance optimization

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HOMEWORK & FINE

COLLECTION

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HOMEWORK
• With the experience associated with the inspiration by
successful businesses who overcame their finance problems
that I watched on a TV show named “Being rich is not tough”,
my passion for business was further fueled.

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HOMEWORK
• With the experience associated with the inspiration by
successful businesses who overcame their finance problems
that I watched on a TV show named “Being rich is not tough”,
my passion for business was further fueled.
• With the experience associated with (1) the inspiration by (2)
successful businesses who overcame their finance problems
(3) that I watched on (4) a TV show (5) named “Being rich is not
tough” (6), my passion for business was further fueled (7).
→ repetitions?

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Slide No 14 HOMEWORK
→ repetitions?
– (1)+(4) & (2)+(7)
• the experience of watching (1+4)
inspired by & my passion for business was further fueled (7+2)
successful businesses who overcame their finance problems
(3)
a TV show (5)
named “Being rich is not tough” (6)

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Slide No 15 HOMEWORK
• the experience of watching (1+4)
inspired by & my passion for business was further fueled (7+2)
successful businesses who overcame their finance problems
(3)
a TV show (5)
named “Being rich is not tough” (6)
• There are successful businesses who overcame their financial
problems (3) → they are featured (*) on a TV show (5) named
"Being rich is not tough," (6) → watching it (1+4) → further
fueled my passion for business (2+7)
• I have been passionate about business? (*)

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Slide No 16 HOMEWORK
• There are successful businesses who overcame their financial
problems (3) → they are featured (*) on a TV show (5) named
"Being rich is not tough," (6) → watching it (1+4) → further
fueled my passion for business (2+7)
• Alternatives with local violations of overall linearity
– "Being rich is not tough," (6) is a TV show (5) about
successful businesses who overcame their financial
problems (3) → watching it (1+4) → further fueled my
passion for business (2+7)
– Watching (1+4) "Being rich is not tough," (6) → a TV
show (5) about successful businesses who overcame their
financial problems (3) → further fueled my passion for
business (2+7)
→ a different Theme is fore-grounded in each case

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Nếu một ngày ta bỗng thấy yêu nhau
Em đừng bất ngờ, cho rằng mình vô cớ
Anh cho rằng tình yêu như hơi thở
Không thở lần này cũng sẽ thở lần sau.
Nếu một ngày ta bỗng muốn xa nhau
Em đừng bất ngờ, cho rằng mình vô cớ
Anh cho rằng tình yêu như hơi thở
Trong cõi người này, ai thở mãi được đâu.
→ parallelism vs. linearity

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Nếu một ngày ta bỗng thấy yêu nhau
Em đừng bất ngờ, cho rằng mình vô cớ
Anh cho rằng tình yêu như hơi thở
Không thở lần này cũng sẽ thở lần sau.
Nếu một ngày ta bỗng muốn xa nhau
Em đừng bất ngờ, cho rằng mình vô cớ
Anh cho rằng tình yêu như hơi thở
Trong cõi người này, ai thở mãi được đâu.
→ parallelism vs. linearity We may fall in love one day
only to end up parting ways
Small wonder as it’s tough
to keep our love here to stay.

Small wonder, we’ve been told

For our passion comes and goes
running its course, we know it would
the same way breath ebbs and flows.
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Slide No 20 HOMEWORK
• When I was a child, my mother was so busy at work that she
could only served my family with meals of one or two dishes.
The lack of food diversity in my family’s meals was, besides the
lack of cooking time, also due to the fact that the only kind of
food that was always available in every house at that time
without refrigerators was dried fish. Other kinds of food needed
to be purchased on every single day.

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Slide No 21 HOMEWORK
• When I was a child, my mother was so busy at work that she
could only served my family with meals of one or two dishes.
The lack of food diversity in my family’s meals was, besides the
lack of cooking time, also due to the fact that the only kind of
food that was always available in every house at that time
without refrigerators was dried fish. Other kinds of food needed
to be purchased on every single day.
• When I was a child,(1) my mother was so busy at work (2) that
she could only served my family with meals of one or two
dishes (3). The lack of food diversity in my family’s meals (4)
was, besides the lack of cooking time (5), also due to the fact
that the only kind of food that was always available in every
house at that time without refrigerators was dried fish (6). Other
kinds of food needed to be purchased on every single day (7).
• Repetitions?
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Slide No 22 HOMEWORK
• When I was a child (1)
my mother was so busy at work (2)
only served meals of one or two dishes, i.e. the lack of food
diversity (3+4)
the lack of cooking time (5)
the only kind of food available without refrigerators was dried
fish (6)
Other kinds of food needed to be purchased on every single
day (7)
→ any missing steps (aka gaps)?

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Slide No 23 HOMEWORK
• When I was a child (1)
my mother was so busy at work (2)
only served meals of one or two dishes, i.e. the lack of food
diversity (3+4)
the lack of cooking time (5)
the only kind of food available without refrigerators was dried
fish (6)
Other kinds of food needed to be purchased on every single
day (7)
→ any missing steps (aka gaps)?
we had no refrigerator (*)
no time for grocery shopping (*)

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Slide No 24 HOMEWORK
• when I was a child (1) → we had no refrigerator (*) → the only
available non-perishable food was dried fish (6) → other types
of food must be purchased daily (7) → unfortunately my mother
was so busy at work (2) → no time for grocery shopping (*)
→ and also for cooking (5) → only served my family the same
simple meals of one or two dishes (3+4)
• My mother was in charge of family meals (*)

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Slide No 25 HOMEWORK
• when I was a child (1) → we had no refrigerator (*) → the only
available non-perishable food was dried fish (6) → other types
of food must be purchased daily (7) → unfortunately my mother
was so busy at work (2) → no time for grocery shopping (*)
→ and also for cooking (5) → only served my family the same
simple meals of one or two dishes (3+4)
• My mother was in charge of family meals (*)
– unfortunately my mother, who was in charge of family
meals(*), was so busy at work (2)

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Quiz: a possible case of branching:
• the lack of food diversity in my family is due to two reasons

(a) busy mother (b) no fridge

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Quiz: A possible case of branching:
• the lack of food diversity in my family is due to two reasons

(a) busy mother (b) no fridge

→ independent items vs. connected items

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Slide No 28 LINEARITY RE-ARRANGEMENT
• when I was a child (1) → the only available non-perishable food
was dried fish (6) → but we had no refrigerator (*) → other
types of food must be purchased daily (7) → unfortunately my
mother was so busy at work (2) → no time for grocery shopping
(*) → and also for cooking (5) → only served my family the
same simple meals of one or two dishes (3+4)

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Slide No 29 FUN ACTIVITY

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Slide No 32 HOMEWORK
• Grade could motivate students to work hard to achieve
academic excellence by turning in thoroughly researched and
well-written papers.
→ tips: linear processing to identify linking issues

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Slide No 33 HOMEWORK
• Grade could motivate students to work hard to achieve
academic excellence by turning in thoroughly researched and
well-written papers.
→ tips: linear processing to identify linking issues
• Grade could motivate students (1) to work hard (2) to achieve
academic excellence (3) by turning in thoroughly researched
and well-written papers (4).
• Grade could motivate students (1)
to work hard (2)
to achieve academic excellence (3)
turning in thoroughly researched and well-written papers (4)

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Slide No 34 HOMEWORK
• Grade could motivate students (1)
to work hard (2)
to achieve academic excellence (3)
turning in thoroughly researched and well-written papers (4)
• Grade could motivate students (1) → in hope for a better grade
(*) → they work hard (2) → making effort to turn in thoroughly
researched and well-written papers (4) → and by extension (*)
→ achieve academic excellence (3)
→ Same departure & destination but different route

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Slide No 35 FOOD FOR THOUGHT

• A common mistake: A → (leads to) B → (also caused by) C

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Slide No 36 FOOD FOR THOUGHT

• A common mistake: A → (leads to) B → (also caused by) C

– (A + C) → (both lead to) B
→ a common mistake when taking tests

• Another mistake: A → (caused by) B → (A then causes) C

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• Another mistake: A → (caused by) B → (A then causes) C

– B → (leads to) A → (leads to) C

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Slide No 38 FOOD FOR THOUGHT

→ watch sample clips of non-

linearity for humor

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Slide No 39 FOOD FOR THOUGHT
• Despite being a reputable Stanford professor of journalism and
winning the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1980,
Joel Brinkley disappoints many readers because he delivered a
discriminating argument in his Chicago Tribute article.

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Slide No 40 FOOD FOR THOUGHT
• Despite being a reputable Stanford professor of journalism
[cause] and winning the Pulitzer Prize for International
Reporting in 1980 [cause], Joel Brinkley disappoints many
readers [effect] because he delivered a discriminating argument
in his Chicago Tribute article [cause].

causes Causes EFFECT

EFFECT or

EFFECT Causes
cause

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Slide No 41 FOOD FOR THOUGHT
• Despite being a reputable Stanford professor of journalism (1)
and winning the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in
1980 (2), Joel Brinkley disappoints many readers (3) because
he delivered a discriminating argument in his Chicago Tribute
article (4).

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Slide No 42 FOOD FOR THOUGHT
• [effect] Joel Brinkley disappoints many readers (3)
1. [cause 1] He is a reputable Stanford professor of journalism
(1)
2. [cause 2] He won the Pulitzer Prize for International
Reporting in 1980 (2)
3. [cause 3] He delivered a discriminating argument in his
Chicago Tribute article (4)
→ Linearity vs. Dependency
– [time] cause 1 > cause 2 > cause 3
– [importance] cause 2 < cause 1 < cause 3

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Slide No 43 FUN ACTIVITY
→ watch other sample clips about Sheldon’s linearity

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WRAP-UP
• Sing Vọng Cổ in English
Do u know I love you and miss you so much
Night after night I cannot sleep so well
You’re leaving me because of money
I do know I who have nothing
I just love you by my heart, my soul.
I don't know what to do, no car, no job, no money, no home
I will die very soon
Honey come back u can save my life

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WRAP-UP
• Dịch một đoạn trong bài vọng cổ Tình anh bán chiếu của soạn
giả Viễn Châu (1st 25 seconds).
Hò ơ… chiếu Cà Mau nhuộm màu tươi thắm
Công tôi cực lắm mưa nắng dãi dầu
Chiếu này tôi chẳng bán đâu
Tìm cô không gặp, ờ… tôi gối đầu mỗi đêm
• Task requirements:
– 1 point for vocabulary + grammar
– 5 points for linearity → have a group discussion
– 15 points for performance
– Passing grade: 10 points

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LINEARITY RE-ARRANGEMENT
Tôi là người bán chiếu tôi đã bỏ rất nhiều công sức → làm
tôi yêu một cô gái một cái chiếu rất đẹp → để làm quà
tặng cho người con gái ấy → nên tôi
không bán → nếu không có dịp gặp
Fun question: Cô
lại cô → tôi sẽ dùng chiếu này gối
gái bán gì?
đầu hằng đêm → để nhớ về cô

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PAST SOLUTIONS
• I keep it to the pillow every night.
• I love you so I give you a mat.
It reminds me of you so… I sleep on it.
• Oh man, I made this Ca Mau mat very hard for ya.
But couldn’t find where you’re hiding so it’s not sold.
• I’ve spent days and nights working my ass off to make…
– I work so f*cking mad
To make this f*cking mat
U are f*cking hard to meet
So I keep it to go to bed.
• I can’t sell it
I give it to you.
But I can’t find you
I use it for myself.
• I love you so much that I want to sleep with you. So I decided to
make a mat…. I take it home to sleep on it. ALONE!
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SAMPLE SOLUTION
Hò ơ… chiếu Cà Mau nhuộm màu tươi thắm
Công tôi cực lắm mưa nắng dãi dầu
Chiếu này tôi chẳng bán đâu
Tìm cô không gặp, ờ… tôi gối đầu mỗi đêm

I’ve been working day and night,

come rain or sunshine...
to make such a nice mattress, colorful and bright.
It’s not for sale, but for you, the girl in my dream, as a gift
[local violations of overall linearity]
If we don’t have another chance to meet,
this would serve as a pillow
lulling me soft asleep

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