TTLA: Syntactic variations of Vietnamese simple sentences from the structural-functional perspective

INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the researcher:Duong Xuan Quang

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: November 11, 1989

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision to recognize PhD students: No. 2213/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH dated November 21, 2011 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

6. Changes during the training process: Edit the thesis topic name according to Decision No. 3271/QD-XHNV dated October 3, 2016 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. Old name: Syntactic variations of Vietnamese sentences from the structural - functional perspective

7. Thesis title:Syntactic variations of Vietnamese simple sentences from the structural-functional perspective

8. Major: Linguistics Code: 62.22.01.01

9. Scientific instructor:Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Hong Con

10. Summary of new results of the thesis:

The thesis has established a set of criteria for identifying syntactic variations of Vietnamese sentences, contributing to sketching a more comprehensive picture of Vietnamese sentences from the perspective of language activities. Syntactic variations of sentences are utterances that have the same syntactic structure and express the same situation but differ in surface expression and pragmatic function.

The thesis classifies and describes the formal structure of three types of syntactic variants of Vietnamese simple sentences: syntactic variants of element order, syntactic variants of element omission and syntactic variants of adding emphatic agents. From the structural perspective, syntactic variants of a simple sentence are distinguished based on differences in element order, presence or absence of elements and the addition or absence of emphatic words.

The thesis also analyzes the context of use and explains function as an important pragmatic motivation for the formation of syntactic variations. From a functional perspective, syntactic variations serve specific functions such as emphasizing important information, maintaining coherence in the utterance chain, expressing the speaker's attitude, etc.

11. Practical application:

The research results of the thesis on syntactic variations of simple sentences, from both structural and functional aspects, can be used to compile research documents such as treatises on Vietnamese syntax and teaching materials such as Vietnamese textbooks and Vietnamese textbooks for foreigners.

12. Further research directions:

- Variations in language;

- Some issues of Vietnamese grammar and semantics;

- The relationship between language, culture and thinking.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

1. Duong Xuan Quang (2014), “Key characteristics of Vietnamese sentence syntax variations”, Journal of Lexicography and Encyclopedia (3), pp.16-22.

2. Duong Xuan Quang (2016), “Utterance – Syntactic Variation of Sentence”, Language & Life Magazine (2), pp. 56-62.

3. Duong Xuan Quang (2016), “On linguistic units and their variations”, Journal of Lexicography and Encyclopedia (2), pp.17-33.

4. Duong Xuan Quang (2016), “Syntactic variation changes the order of components with the purity of Vietnamese”, Proceedings of the national conference “Preserving the purity of Vietnamese and language education in schools” (ISBN 978-604-88-2843-1), Dan Tri Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 1049-1056.

5. Duong Xuan Quang (2016), “Sentence and utterance variations with the three-plane model of Semiotics”, Proceedings of the national conference “Semiotics – From theory to application in research and teaching of literature” (ISBN 978-604-0-09502-2), Education Publishing House, Hanoi, pp.87-94.

6. Duong Xuan Quang (2016), “On the expressive function of Vietnamese sentence syntactic variants”, Proceedings of the international conference “Research and teaching of Linguistics: Theoretical and practical issues” (ISBN 978-604-62-6689-1), National University Publishing House, Hanoi, pp.434-442.

7. Duong Xuan Quang (2017), “On syntactic variations of adding emphatic auxiliary words in Vietnamese”, Language & Life Magazine (1), pp.45-52.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. The author's name: Duong Xuan Quang 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: November 11^th, 1989 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 2213/2011/QD-XHNV-SĐH, dated November 21, 2011 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: Decision on changing the thesis' name 3271/QD-XHNV dated October 3, 2016 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

7. Official thesis title: Syntactic Variants of Vietnamese Simple Sentences from the Structural - Functional Perspective.

8. Major: Theoretical Linguistics Code: 62.22.01.01

9. Supervisors: Assoc.Prof. – Dr. Nguyen Hong Con

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

This thesis establishes a set of criteria to identify the syntactic variants of Vietnamese sentences. Syntactic variants of Vietnamese simple sentences are utterances which are similar in syntactic structure and state of affairs, but different in surface form and pragmatic function.

The thesis classifies and describes the formal structure of three types of syntactic variants of Vietnamese simple sentences: variants by constituent order, variants by ellipsis and variants with focus operators. From the structural perspective, syntactic variants of sentences were defined by the difference of constitute order, the presence or absence of constituents and the addition to focus operators.

The thesis also analyzes context and explains function as an important factor in forming syntactic variants. From the functional perspective, syntactic variants of sentences have functions, such as: prominence, coherence, attitudinal, etc.

11. Practical applicability:

Research results about the syntactic variants of Vietnamese sentences could be used in compiling monographs about Vietnamese syntax and Vietnamese textbooks for Vietnamese people and foreigners.

12. Further research directions:

- Variants in Language;

- Some other topics in Vietnamese Syntax and Semantics;

- The relationship between Language, Culture and Thought.

13. Thesis-related publications:

1. Duong Xuan Quang (2014), “Relevance Features of Syntactic Variants of Vietnamese Sentences”, Lexicography & Encyclopedia (3), pp.16-22.

2. Duong Xuan Quang (2016), “Utterance – Syntactic Variants of Sentence”, Language & Life (2), pp.56-62.

3. Duong Xuan Quang (2016), “Discussion on Linguistics Units and their Variants”, Lexicography & Encyclopedia (2), pp.17-33.

4. Duong Xuan Quang (2016), “Syntactic Variants by Constituent Order with Standard Vietnamese”, in Proceeding of National Conference on “Maintaining Standard Vietnamese and Teaching Language in the School” (ISBN 978-604-88-2843-1), Dan Tri Publishing house, Hanoi, pp.1049-1056.

5. Duong Xuan Quang (2016), “Sentence and Variants with Semiotic Triangle”, in Proceeding of National Conference on “Semiotics – From Theory to Application in Research and Teaching Philology” (ISBN 978-604-0-09502-2), Education Publishing house, Hanoi, pp.87-94.

6. Duong Xuan Quang (2016), “Attitudinal Function of Syntactic Variants in Vietnamese”, in Proceeding of International Conference on “Linguistics Research and Training: Theoretical and Practical Issues” (ISBN 978-604-62-6689-1), Hanoi National University Publishing house, Hanoi, pp.434-442.

7. Duong Xuan Quang (2017), “Syntactic Variants by Exploring of Focus Particle in Vietnamese Language”, Language & Life (1), pp.45-52.