TTLA: Three subtypes of Korean verbs from a classification perspective (with a comparison to Vietnamese)

   INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the doctoral candidate:Tran Thi Huong   

2. Gender:Female                   

3. Date of birth:May 30, 1979 

4. Place of birth:Hanoi, Vietnam

5. Decision number for admitting doctoral students:Decision No. 1218/QD-SDH, dated December 28, 2009, of the Director of Hanoi National University.

6. Changes in the training process:Not available

7. Thesis title:Three subtypes of Korean verbs, categorized from a comparative perspective. (in Vietnamese)

8. Major:Comparative LinguisticsCode:62.22.01.10           

9. Scientific supervisor:Prof. Dr. Dinh Van Duc

10. Summarythenew results of the thesis

This dissertation presents the theoretical basis, historical issues of classification, and classification theories of verbs in languages ​​in general, and in Korean and Vietnamese in particular. It identifies and establishes a list of three typical verb subtypes: speech verbs, modal verbs, and motion verbs, clarifying the grammatical and semantic characteristics of Korean verbs. The dissertation conducts a fairly comprehensive survey of the general picture of Korean verb classification, according to grammatical, semantic, and pragmatic formal criteria. It presents the dissertation's viewpoint on classification criteria and theory, outlines the basic syntactic structure of the three Korean verb subtypes, and analyzes related components from three dimensions: syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic. The dissertation divides these subtypes into smaller groups. Typical verbs are selected for description, and their semantic and pragmatic characteristics are analyzed in depth through examples from real-world data. In the comparative section with Vietnamese, the thesis has highlighted some similarities and differences in the study of verb subtype classification between the two languages.

11. Practical applications

The research findings on verb grammar and verb classification can be applied to teaching and research of Korean and Vietnamese as foreign languages, as well as to practical Korean-Vietnamese translation. The research results also serve as reference material for compiling textbooks and reference materials for Korean language teaching programs for Vietnamese speakers, and for teaching Vietnamese to Korean speakers.

12. Future research directions

Continue comprehensive and in-depth research comparing Korean and Vietnamese verb subtypes. The goal is to compile a monograph on Korean verb grammar and verb subtypes.

13. Published works related to the dissertation

- Tran Thi Huong (2012), "Research on verb classification in Korean",Language and Life Magazine(12-206), pp. 10-18.

- Tran Thi Huong (2012), “A survey of studies on intransitive and transitive verbs in Korean compared with Vietnamese”,Proceedings of the International Conference "Korean Studies in Vietnam: 20 Years of Teaching and Research"", Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities, pp. 1-14.

- Tran Thi Huong (2014), “Identification and classification of Korean speech verbs”, TJournal of LexicographyandEncyclopedia(1 - 27), pp. 96-103.

- Tran Thi Huong (2014), "On verbs"GadaandOdain Korean (in relation to Vietnamese), Language Magazine(4 - 299), pp. 72-80.

- Tran Thi Huong (2014), “Identification and classification of subtypes of modal verbs in Korean (with a connection to Vietnamese)”,Hanoi National University Journal of Science, Foreign Studies(30-3), pp. 37-47.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name:Tran Thi Huong2. Sex:Female

3. Date of birth:May 30^th, 1979                                   4. Place of birth:Hanoi, Vietnam

5. Admission of decision number:1218/QD-SDH, date September 28^th, 2009, issued by the President of Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process:none

7. Official thesis title: Three primary types of Korean verbs and their subgroups(contrast with Vietnamese)

8. Major:Contrastive – Comparative Linguistics         9. Code:62.22.01.10

10. Supervisors:Prof. Dr.Dinh Van Duc

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

The thesis presents the theoretical background, rationale, classification history, verb-classification theory in languages ​​in general, in Korean and Vietnamese in particular; identify and make the list of three subtypes of verbs: verbal verbs, modal verbs and modal verbs. It also classifies grammatical- syntactic characteristics of Korean verbs. The thesis' points are built on the base of classification criteria and classification theory, providing basic syntactic structures of the three primary types of Korean verbs. It also classifies these types of verbs in details. Focusing on typical verbs and described, studied deeply about their semantics and pragmatics characteristics through illustrative examples from practical linguistic material. In the section of comparison with the Vietnamese, the thesis outlines several similarities and differences in study of classification modal verb subtype between two languages.

12. Practical applicability

This research results of grammar of verbs, verb classification can be applied to teaching, research Korean and Vietnamese as a foreign language as well as the real situation of the Korean – Vietnamese translation. In addition, the results are used as a reference for the compilation of textbooks and Korean curriculum for Vietnamese people as well as Vietnamese curriculum for Korean people.

13. Further research direction:

Continue to study comprehensively and intensively about Korean-Vietnamese's verbs and their subgroup comparison towards compiling a text book about Korean and Vietnames verbs grammar and Korean subgroups.

14. Thesis-related publications

- Tran Thi Huong (2012), “Survey on researches about transitive verbs and intransitive verbs in Korean language, contrast with Vietnamese”,International conference"Korea Study in Vietnam -20 year for education and research", VNU- University of Sosial Sciences and Humanities, pp. 1-14.

- Tran Thi Huong (2012), “A survey on verb categorization researches in Korean language”,Language and life(12-206), pp. 10-18.

- Tran Thi Huong (2014), “Identifying and classifying the Korean performative verb”,Lexicography & Encyclopedia(1 - 27), pp.96-103.

- Tran Thi Huong (2014), “AboutGadaandOdain Korean (related to Vietnamese)”,LinguisticsJournal(4 - 299), pp. 72-80.

- Tran Thi Huong (2014), “Indentifying and Categorizing Korean Modal Verbs (in Comparison with Vietnames)”,VNU Journal of Sciencei,Foreign Studies(30-3), pp.37-47.