Contrastive Analysis of the Characteristics of Vietnamese Words with Hmong Language ones and Reasons for Making Mistakes in Using Vietnamese words of Hmong Primary School Pupils

Vietnamese and Hmong languages are both isolated, syllabic, and tonal languages. However, Vietnamese words and Hmong language words have similar and different characteristics. Therefore, we have analyzed and contrasted the characteristics of Vietnamese words with Hmong language ones, analyzing language interferences that are the causes of errors in using Vietnamese words of Hmong primary school pupils. This research aims to contribute to improving the quality of Vietnamese language teaching for Hmong primary school pupils in primary schools in Vietnam ethnic minority and mountainous areas.