1. Full name of the researcher:GroupThuy Quynh. 2. Gender:Female
3. Date of birth:29/07/1978 4. Place of birth:MaleDefinition
5. Decision to recognize graduate students:Number3551/QD-XHNVDay 29/12/2017
6. Changes in the training process:ThingadjustThesis title
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DEdit topic name:“Comparative study Lyrics of English-Vietnamese pop songs from 1980-2010 (mainly about love))” wall ResearchResearch comparing lyrics in English songs from 1980-2000 with Vietnamese translations (love theme)”,Decision No.1042/QĐ-XHNV, date22month6year 2020
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DEdit topic name:ResearchResearch comparing lyrics in English songs from 1980-2000 with Vietnamese translations (love theme)” wall “Translation researchtechniquesongfrominsongEnglish (love theme) period 1980-2000 into Vietnamese.”,Decision No.1450/QĐ-XHNV, date20month8year 2020
7. Thesis topic name:Translation researchtechniquesongfrom insongEnglish (love theme) period 1980-2000 into Vietnamese
8. Major:Comparative linguistics
9. Code: 62 22 02 41
10. Scientific instructor:Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thuy
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Huu Dat
11. Summary of the thesis results:
The thesis has clarified the translation of English song lyrics into Vietnamese as follows:
In terms of semantic characteristics,The thesis has shown that the pronouns in the original were translated into Vietnamese mainly by the semantic translation strategy (67.16%). The pronouns in the Vietnamese translation are mainly temporary pronouns, specialized pronouns, nouns/noun phrases, and finally specialized pronouns. At the same time, the thesis clarifies the pragmatic semantic characteristics of the groups of pronouns in the Vietnamese translation. The thesis also clarifies the majority of the song titles translated into Vietnamese by the pragmatic translation strategy (60.98% of the total number of translated titles retain the information of the original title) and the effects of this translation strategy. The thesis also shows that the lyrics in the original were mainly translated into Vietnamese by the pragmatic translation strategy (91.53%in total the translated sentences retain the information) and clarify the effect of pragmatic translation strategy in translating lyrics.How to convey the message to the music listener. Then, the thesis applies the translation results to classify the translations and can conclude that the authors who translated English songs from 1980-2000 into Vietnamese followed the main trend of copy-pasting translation.
About specialpointstructurelanguage,The thesis has clarified the proportion and possibilities of structures retained in translation.About the island structure, the inverted structure is retained in the translation with a very low rate (under 20%) including the following types: the original has an inverted adjective structure, the translation retains the inverted adjective structure, the original has an inverted noun structure, the translation retains the inverted noun structure or the original has an inverted adverb structure, the translation retains the inverted adjective structure... The low rate of retention of the inverted structure shows that in translating lyrics, retaining the inverted structure is very difficult to do because of the nature and characteristics of song translation.On rhetorical structure, 30.92% of the lyrics in the translation retain the same rhetorical structure as the original but are expressed in different forms (the original has a structure using personification, the translation retains a structure using personification or metaphor, comparison...). The rhetorical structures retained in the translation increase the value of the translation.About harmonic structure, the translated lyrics have retained the harmonic structure at a fairly high rate (54.98%), expressed by many rhyme pairs in different forms (the original has main rhymes, the translation retains main rhymes or common rhymes...).rhyme is retained in the translationwith a fairly high number (54.98%) provingSong translators pay great attention to conveying rhyme in their translations..
12. Practical application:
The research results of the thesis will contribute to consolidating andadd some more issueson theory and methods of lyric translation, artistic language translationtechnique. In addition, lThe thesis will contribute to promoting the research on translation theory of artistic texts.foreign (song)
ConcludeThe research results of the thesis are reference materials for those who study translation, lyric translation and poetry translation from foreign languages. In addition, the thesis is also a useful reference material for teaching and learning translation inteaching and learningModern English.
13. Further research directions:
- Study the symbols in the lyrics
- Research the path from poetry to lyrics
- Research on stylistic scale in translation when translating English song lyrics into Vietnamese
14. Published works related to the thesis:
- GroupThuy Quynh (2019)), “Characteristics of song translation and English-Vietnamese song translation”, MagazineStudyNwishiVolume 35 (2), pp.80-87
- GroupThuy Quynh, “Learning about British culture through the song 25 minutes”, Language and Life Magazine(4), pp.111-116
- Doan Thuy Quynh (2019), “Learning the rhymes in the song My way”,Proceedings of National Conference, University of Languages and International Studies, VNU Hanoi, National University Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 407-414
- GroupThuy Quynh, Hoang Minh Nguyet (2019), “Comparisonrhymein the song Over and over with Vietnamese translation”,Journal of Lexicography & Encyclopedia(1), pp.90-94, p.100
- GroupThuy Quynh (2018),“The value of rhyme in the song "Burning Love", Proceedings of the International Conference for PhD students and undergraduate students, University of Languages and International Studies, VNU,National University Publishing House, Hanoi,pp. 556-564.
- DoanThuy Quynh (2019), “Tendency in Vietnamese-English song translation in the period 1980-2000”,International Graduate Research Symposium, ULIS VNU, Hanoi, Vietnam, pp. 687-693
- DoanThuy Quynh (2019), “The values of rhyme in English pop songs between 1980-2000”,Journal of Language and Life (11), pp.31-36
- The first2018），用轻音乐教英语语法结构，文化比较研究杂志，13/2018next, next, next51-52yes
- (Doan Thuy Quynh (2018), “Teaching some English grammar structures with songs”,Foreign English Magazine,Vol. 10 (5), pp. 225-226)
- The first2018），用歌曲学英语，外国英语杂志，5/2018 next, next, next225-226yes
- (Doan Thuy Quynh (2018), "The effects of learning English through songs",Journal of Comparative Cultural Studies(13), pp.51-52)
INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS
1. Full name:DoanThuy Quynh 2. Sex:Female
3. Date of birth:29/07/1978 4. Place of birth:MalePalace
5. Admission decision number:3551/QD-XHNV dated 29/12/2017
6. Changes in academic process:Adjusting thesis title
- First time of adjusting
Adjusted the doctoral thesis title from “Contrastiveresearch of lyrics inEnglish and Vietnamese songsfrom1980-2000 (Love theme)" big "Contrastiveresearch of English song lyrics from1980-2000 and Vietnamese translated versions (Love theme)”, Decision number:1042/QĐ-XHNV, DatedJune22nd,2020
-Second time of adjustment
Adjusted the doctoral thesis title from “Contrastiveresearch of English song lyrics from1980-2000 and Vietnamese translated versions (Love theme)" big "Translation studyof English song lyrics between1980-2000 (Love theme)intoVietnamese”, Decision number:1450/QĐ-XHNV, DatedAugust20th,2020
7. Official thesis title: Translation studyof English song lyrics between1980-2000 (Love theme)intoVietnamese
8. Major:Comparativeand contrasting linguistics
9. Code:62 22 02 41
10. Supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. NguyenThi Phuong Thuy
Assoc. Prof. Dr. NguyenHuu Dat
11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:
In terms of semantic translation:The findings of our research revealedthatsemantic translationisthemostly usedstrategyin translatingaddressing forms fromEnlglish songs into Vietnamese.The research also revealedthat theaddressing forms brotherswerefound to be the most widely used in Vietnamese versions,followed by thenouns/compound nouns (people, lovers ...)andnounphrases(person sitting…)and theaddressing forms(we, we...). The research also indicates the impact function of these addressing forms in Vietnamese versions, which helps to create a greateffect on music listeners.In addition,the research findings showedthatthe titles keepthe same meaning as the original account for 82.25%, whichproved that translators paid attention to song title translation. The song translators are mainly usedpractical translation strategyto translate titles (60.98%).Finally,the study results revealed that35.73% of the total sentences keep the same meaning as the original. Pragmatic translation strategywas mostly used in translatingsentences from the original into the targets, accounting for 91.53%.This result allows to make a remark thatsong translators use pragmatic translation strategyto translate the song content.
In terms of language structures,the findings of our researchclarify the percentage of language structures was retained in the translated versions and how these structures were retained. Firstly, our research stated that theinversion structureSwereremainin Vietnamese versions wit's lowpercentage(below 20%), whichretaininginversion structures in song translation is of great difficulty. That is,the original havecombinations of inverted noun orders, the targets retaincombinations of inverted noun orders, orthe original havecombinations of inversed adjective orders,the targets havecombinations of inverted noun orders... Secondly, theresearch revealedthat thefigure-of-speechstructures in the translated versionsensure the same as those of the original with the percentage of30.92 %.To be more specific, the original has combinations using figure of speech likesimile, metaphor, personification, metymology…, the targetsretainthose ones such assimile, metaphor, personification, metymology...Thecombinations using figure of speech are retained in the targets belong to the translations sharingmany semantic characteristicswith the original, which increases the value of the translations.Finally,forrhyming structures, the findings of the research showed thatthelyrics in translated versions retain many sets of rhymes from the original (54.98% of sets of rhymes were found in the translated versions). specifically, the original have perfect rhymes, the translated versions keep those perfect rhymes, or the original have imperfect rhymes, the translated versions have perfect rhymes.These results allow to make a remark thatsong translators paid so much attention to how to translate songs with rhymes, whichhelps to increase the artvalueof the translated versionS.
12. Practical applicability:
The study results of the thesis will contribute to consolidating and adding some points about the theory and methods of song-lyric translation, art-language translation. In addition, the thesis will contribute to promoting the study of translation theory of art texts (songs).
The study results of the thesisarethe reference for those who research translation, song and poetry translation.The findings of this study are expected to be useful forinstructors as well as learners in translation teaching and learning.
13. Suggestions research directions:
- Sstudythesymbols in song lyrics
-Studying thewayhow poetrychangesto lyrics
-Studying the stylistic scale in translation when translating English songlyricsinto Vietnamese
14. Thesis - related publications:
- Doan Thuy Quynh (2019), “Characteristics of song translation and English-Vietnamese song translations”, VNUJournal of ForeignStudies, Vol.35 (2),pp.80-87.
- Doan Thuy Quynh(2019), “Contribution to the understanding of the English culture through the song “25 minutes”,Journal of Language and Life(4),pp.111-116.
- DoanThuy Quynh (2019), “Contribution to the understanding ofrhymes in the English song Myway”,National Conference, ULIS, VNU, pp.407- 414.
- Doan Thuy Quynh, Hoang Minh Nguyet (2019), “Comparing rhymes in the song lyrics “Over and Over” with rhymes in the translated version”,Journal of Lexicography & Encyclopedia– Vietnam Institute of Lexicography & Encyclopedia, (1), pp. 90-94, p. 100.
- Doan Thuy Quynh (2018), “The values of rhymes in the song lyrics “Tinh Nong Chay”,International Graduate Research Symposium, ULIS VNU, Hanoi, Vietnam, pp.556-564.
- DoanThuy Quynh (2019), “Tendency in Vietnamese-English song translation in the period 1980-2000”,International Graduate Research Symposium, ULIS VNU, October 2019, Hanoi, Vietnam, pp.687-693.
- DoanThuy Quynh (2019), “The values of rhyme in English pop songs between 1980-2000”,Journal of Language and Life (11), pp.31-36.
- The first2018），用歌曲学英语，外国英语杂志，5/2018 next, next, next225-226yes
- (Doan Thuy Quynh(2018), “Teaching some grammar structures by using English songs”,English Overseas,Vol. 10 (5), pp. 225-226)
- The first2018），用轻音乐教英语语法结构，文化比较研究杂志，13/2018next, next, next51-52yes(Doan Thuy Quynh(2018), “Some advantages of learning English through songs”,Comparative Study Of Cultural Innovation(13),pp.51-52)
