TTLA: Research on Vietnamese contract text language from the perspective of discourse analysis

INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the researcher:Tran Thi Thuy Linh            

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: August 28, 1982

4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh city

5. Decision on recognition of PhD students No. 2213/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated November 21, 2011 of the Director of Hanoi National University

6. Changes in the training process: Decision to adjust the thesis topic name No. 253/QD-SDH, dated March 23, 2015 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities

7. Thesis topic name:Research on Vietnamese contract text language from the perspective of discourse analysis

8. Major: Vietnamese LinguisticsCode: 62.22.01.15

9. Instructor:Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thien Giap

10. Summary of new results of the thesis:

- The thesis focuses on presenting the characteristics of the Field of the VBHĐ. Accordingly, the thesis conducts a survey and analysis of the VBHĐ from the perspective of reflecting experience. The thesis finds that the grammatical system through which the perspective of reflecting experience is expressed is the transitive system. Also related to the characteristics of the Field of the VBHĐ, the thesis presents the contents that according to Halliday and other systemic functional linguists are called grammatical metaphors and are mainly related to the phenomenon that traditional grammar calls nominalization and expansion of noun phrases. In addition, the thesis also devotes a part to surveying the circumstantial aspect in the transitive system.

- The thesis presents the characteristics of the Ideological aspects of the Vietnamese language expressed through the use of language to express interpersonal relationships. The thesis conducts a survey and analysis of the special features of the functional modality type. This type of modality is realized in the Vietnamese language through modal verbs and modal word combinations.

The characteristics of the Intention of the VBHĐ are also expressed through the speech act of commitment. According to the survey data, in the VBHĐ there exist both types of speech acts of commitment: explicit speech acts of commitment and primary speech acts of commitment.

The thesis conducts a survey and analysis of the text structure (texture) of VBHĐ. At the macro level, the thesis identifies mandatory and optional components; discusses the meaning and structure of conditional sentences; and the paragraph structure in VBHĐ.

At the micro level, the thesis analyzes and discusses the structure of Topic - Theory, the phenomenon of Topicization, two typical types of topics (topic frame and theme) and the linking means used by writers in VBHĐ.

11. Practical application:

The thesis can be used as research material and for teaching Discourse Analysis, Vietnamese stylistics as well as related subjects.

12. Further research directions:

Compare the characteristics of Vietnamese contract language with foreign contract language.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

1. Tran Thi Thuy Linh (2013), “Common errors in Vietnamese contract documents”,Language & Life(5), pp. 12-16.

2. Tran Thi Thuy Linh (2014), “Commitment speech acts in Vietnamese contract documents”,Lexicography and Encyclopedia(2), pp. 15-20.

3. Tran Thi Thuy Linh (2014), “The role of conjunctions in creating accuracy and transparency for contract documents”,Lexicography and Encyclopedia(4), pp. 107-113.

4. Tran Thi Thuy Linh (2014), “Teaching how to create economic contracts for international students at the National Economics University”,Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference: Foreign language strategy in the integration period,Hanoi University, pp. 461-466.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Tran Thi Thuy Linh2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: August 28^th, 19824. Place of birth: Nam Dinh city

5. Admission of decision number: 2213/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH, date November 21^th, 2011, issued by the President of Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process: Decision on adjusting the thesis title, decision number 253/QD-SDH, date March 23^th, 2015, issued by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi

7. Official thesis title: The study of Vietnamese contract language on the aspect of discourse analysis

8.Major: Linguistics Code: 62.22.01.15

9. Supervisors: Prof. Dr Nguyen Thien Giap

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- The thesis focuses on features of field of contract discourses. evolved, the thesis carried out a survey, analyzed contract discourses from the field reflecting experience. The thesis found grammatical system through which the field reflects experience is considered as transfer system. Also related to the features of field of contract discourses, the thesis presents the content, according to Halliday and other system function grammarians, called grammatical metaphor and studies the phenomenon, according to Traditional grammar, called nominalization and expansion of noun phrase. In addition, the thesis also studies circumstances in transfer system.

- The thesis presents features of tenor of contract discourses through the use of language expressed interpersonal relations. Derived from nature and basic functions of contract discourses, the thesis carried a survey, analyzed special features of deontic type of modality including obligation, permission and prohibition. This type of modality is expressed with modal verbs and modal particles.

The features of tenor of contract discourses are also expressed through commisive speech acts. Through the survey materials in contract discourses exist both two types of performative structure of commission: explicit and primitive.

- The thesis conducted a survey and analyzed the field of structural texture of contract discourses. At the macro level, the thesis identifies the required components and optional components that appear in the contract, discussed the meaning and structure of the conditional sentences, structure of paragraphs in the contract discourses.

At the micro level, the thesis analyzed and discussed theme - rheme structure, topicalization, two types of topic (frame and theme/ topic) and the cohesive devices the writer used in contract discourses.

11. Practical applicability:

The thesis may be used as materials for research and teaching the Discourse Analysis, the Vietnamese's stylistics as well as related subjects.

12. Further research directions:

The comparison of features of a Vietnamese contract discourse and a foreign contract discourse.

13. Thesis-related publications:

1. Tran Thi Thuy Linh (2013), “Common linguistic mistake in contract documents in Vietnamese”,Language and life(5), pp. 12-16.

2. Tran Thi Thuy Linh (2014), “Committing in contract texts”,Lexicography & Encyclopedia(2), pp. 15-20.

3. Tran Thi Thuy Linh (2014), “The role of cohesion in creating correctness and transparence for a text of contract”,Lexicography & Encyclopedia(4), pp. 107-113.

4. Tran Thi Thuy Linh (2014), “Teach how to create a discourse of economic contract for international students at the University of National Economy”,Proceedings international conference:Foreign languages ​​in the trend of international integration,Hanoi University, pp. 461-466.