TTLA: Identification characteristics of Vietnamese medicinal plant names (with Latin connection)

Author name:Tran Thi Huong

Thesis title:Identification characteristics of Vietnamese medicinal plant names (with Latin connection)

Dissertation field:Linguistics

Specialized: Vietnamese LanguageCode:62 22 01 02

Name of Postgraduate training unit:University of Social Sciences and Humanities - UniversityHanoi Country.

1. Purpose and research objects of the thesis

1.1. Research purpose

Research on the characteristics of identifying Vietnamese medicinal plant names (with Latin connections) to find out the characteristics of the origin and structure of Vietnamese medicinal plant names and Latin medicinal plant names. From there, find out the basis for identification and national cultural characteristics expressed in Vietnamese medicinal plant names and Latin medicinal plant names. The research of the thesis contributes to improving the quality and effectiveness of teaching and serves as useful materials for compiling and editing documents and materials in training on Medicine and Pharmacy in general and Traditional Medicine in particular.

1.2. Research subjects

The research and survey objects of the thesis are 1,966 units of naming Vietnamese medicinal plants extracted from the dictionary "List of Vietnamese medicinal plants" of the Institute of Medicinal Materials (2016).

2. Research methods and techniques used

- Descriptive method

- Direct component analysis method

- Semantic analysis techniques

- Statistical techniques

- Comparison and contrast method

3. Main results and conclusions

3.1. Main results

In terms of origin, the names of Vietnamese medicinal plants are derived from pure Vietnamese words and borrowed words (Chinese and Indo-European borrowings). The names of medicinal plants derived from pure Vietnamese words that the thesis surveyed include 1,619 units (accounting for 82.34%); Chinese borrowing words include 323 units (accounting for 16.43%), Indo-European borrowing words include 13 units (accounting for 0.67%) and hybrid words include 11 units (accounting for 0.56%).

The origin of medicinal plant names in Latin can come from many different sources: from the Latin name of a plant that already exists in English, French that has been Latinized, or from the name of a botanist or from a place name, etc. To limit confusion about medicinal plant names between countries and to unify the use of medicinal plant names. Scientists have adopted Latin names as a common language to name medicinal plants worldwide.

In terms of structure, the names of Vietnamese medicinal plants are composed of words and phrases. For names composed of words, the thesis surveyed 96 units (accounting for 4.89%) and names composed of phrases include 1,870 units (accounting for 95.11%). For names of Vietnamese medicinal plants, the structure is phrases including compound words, reduplicated words and identifying phrases. The names of medicinal plants are composed of compound words including 927 units (accounting for 49.57%), reduplicated words including 22 units (accounting for 1.18%) and identifying phrases including 921 units (accounting for 49.25%).

For the Latin names of medicinal plants, the structure is very simple and strict. Each scientific name of a medicinal plant in Latin is composed of the genus name and the species name. The genus name indicates the taxonomic group to which the individual belongs, is a noun or adjective used as a singular noun, is capitalized and stands in the first position in the nomenclature. The species name is called a scientific epithet, which indicates a certain characteristic of the species to distinguish it from species of the same genus and is not capitalized. An epithet can be an adjective or a noun.

Basis for identifying names of Vietnamese medicinal plants: (1) based on characteristics of properties including 349 units (accounting for 17.75%); (2) based on characteristics of shape and size of other objects for association including 313 units (accounting for 15.92%); (3) based on characteristics of living environment including 193 units (accounting for 9.82%; (4) based on characteristics of color including 164 units (accounting for 8.34%; (5) based on characteristics of function - use including 25 units (accounting for 1.27%); (6) based on names of discoverers or place names including 56 units (accounting for 2.38%); (7) based on borrowed names of Indo-European countries including 13 units (accounting for 0.66%).

For Latin names of medicinal plants, the basis for identification mainly comes from the place name where the species grows or where the species was first discovered; or the name of the person who discovered and described the species; or based on the specific characteristics of the species, the Latin name with common meaning is attached to the species name, thereby knowing the specific characteristics of color, shape, aroma, ecological region, etc.

3.2. Conclusion

Based on the research results, the thesis has contributed to clarifying some issues on the theory of naming, and at the same time clarifying the origin, structure, and basis for naming Vietnamese medicinal plant names and Latin medicinal plant names. Thereby, the cultural characteristics of the two languages ​​are clearly seen.

SUMMARY OF DOCTORAL THESIS

Author's name: TRAN THI HUONG

Thesis title:Characteristics of identification of Vietnamese medicinal plant names (in Latin relationship)

Scientific branch of thesis:Linguistics

Major:Vietnamese LanguageCode:62 22 01 02

Name of post graduate training institution:University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University

1. Thesis purpose and objectives

1.1. Research purposes

Stutying characteristics of naming medicinal plants in Vietnam (in latin relationship) to find out the characteristics of the origin and structure of the name of Vietnam medicinal plant and the name of medicinal plant in Latin. Sence then, found the basis of the identity and characteristics of national culture expressed in the name of medicinal plants of the two languages. The thesis's research contributes to improving the quality and effectiveness of teaching and making useful materials for the compilation and revision of documents and training in general medicine and traditional medicine in particular.

1.2. Research objectives

The objects of the thesis are 1966 units that identify the name Vietnamese medicinal plants in the dictionary “List of Vietnamese medicinal plants” of the Institute os Medicinal Material (2016).

2. Research methods

- Descriptive method

- Analysis of directly constructing elements

- Prime method of semantic analysis

- Statistical methods

- Comparison and description

3. Msome resultsand

3.1. Major results

In terms of origin, the name of Vietnamese medicine is derived from pure Vietnamese words and borrowed words (borrowed Chinese and borrowed Indo-European languages). The name of medicinal plant originates from the puru Vietnamese word that the thesis investigated included 1619 units (accounting for 82.34%); Chinese borrowed words includes 323 units (accounting for 16.43%); words borrowed from Indo-European language includes 13 units (accounting for 0.67%) and hybrid words includes 11 units (accounting for 0.56%).

The origin of the Latin medicinal plant name may originate from a variety of sources; from the latin name of a tree already available in English, French, Latinized, or derived from the name of a botanist or a place name. To limit the confusion about the name of medicinal plants among the united states in the use of names, scientists have taken the Latin name as the common language to name medicinal plants worldwide.

In terms of structure, the name of Vietnamese medicinal plants is composed of words and phrases. For the name with the structure is word, the dissertasion surveyed 96 units (accounting for 4.89%) and the name was termed as 1870 units (accounting for 95.11%). The name of Vietnamese medicinal plants is composed of compound words of 927 units (accounting for 59.57%), reduplicative words of 22 units (accounting for 1.18%) and identifiers of 921 units (accounting for 49.25%).

The structural features of the Latin medicinal plant name are simple but strict. Each scientific name of medicinalplant is composed of genua and species. The genus name to the classification group that the individual belongs to, is a noun or adjective used as a singular noun, uppercase and standing in the first place in the nomenclature.

Bases for identifying Vietnamese medicinal plant: (1) based on the characteristics of nature including 349 units (accounting for 17.75%); (2) based on the characteristics of shape and size of other objects is 313 units (accounting for 15.92%); (3) based on the living environment characteristics of 193 units (accounting for 9.82%); (4) based on color characteristics of 164 units (accounting for 8.34%); (5) based on fontional-utility characteristics of 25 units (accounting for 1.27%); (6) based on the name of the discoverer or place name including 56 units (accounting for 2.38%); (7) based on the borrowings of the Indo-European countries os 13 units (accounting for 0.66%).

As for the medicinal plant name in Latin, the identity base is primarily derived species from the place name where the grows or the first place to discover the species; or the name of the person who discovered and described the species; or based on the particularity of the species; using a Latin name has a common meaning for a species name; Through knowing the specific characteristics of colors, shapes, fragrances, ecological regions,…

3.2. Conclusions

On the basis of the research results, the thesis has contributed to clarify some issues of identification theory, the co-operative clarify the origin and structure, the name of Vietnamese medicinal plant name and name medicinal plant in Latin. Thereby, it is clear the national cultural characteristics of the two languages.