TTLA: Research on the method of translating implied utterances from English to Vietnamese (Based on conversational language data in literary works)

INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the researcher:Trinh Thi Thom

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: September 2, 1968

4. Place of birth: Thanh Hoa

5. Decision on recognition of PhD student No. 3676 dated October 28, 2009 of the Director of Hanoi National University.

6. Changes in training process: No.

7. Thesis topic name:Research on the method of translating implied utterances from English to Vietnamese (Based on conversational language data in literary works)

8. Major: Linguistics Code: 62.22.01.01

9. Instructor:Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Hong Con

10. Summary of new results of the thesis:

- As the first work to study the method of translating implied utterances from English to Vietnamese, the thesis has achieved the following results:

- Establishing a theoretical framework and supplementing the theoretical basis of the method of translating implied utterances from English to Vietnamese;

- Identify three methods that translators use to translate implied utterances from English to Vietnamese based on conversational linguistic data in relation to the source and target languages, contributing to supplementing the theoretical basis of translation;

- Generalize the factors affecting the choice of translation method for implicit utterances from English to Vietnamese.

- Propose a system of implied translation exercises arranged according to Bloom's cognitive levels to improve translation skills for students majoring in English and translation.

11. Practical application:

The thesis is a good reference source for researchers on translation work and evaluation of translated products.

The thesis adds theoretical and practical foundations to contribute to research and further clarifying implications, translation and implicature translation.

The thesis contributes to supplementing rich sources of materials for research on language and translation, research on drafting and building foreign language and translation training programs.

The system of translation exercises can be used to develop and design translation practice exercises in particular and language skill training exercises for learners in general.

12. Further research directions:

Cultural implications and the ways in which utterances are translated that contain cultural implications.

English – Vietnamese translation review.

13. Publications related to the thesis:

1. Trinh Thi Thom (2009), “A survey of conversational implications on Hill LA's humorous stories and some suggestions on selecting English teaching materials”, Education Magazine(219), pp. 38 - 40.

2. Trinh Thi Thom (2014), “Some methods of translating conversational implications from English to Vietnamese” (Research based on statements extracted from some works of Hemingway),Language & Life Magazine(5), pp. 30 - 36.

3. Trinh Thi Thom (2014), “Conventional implicatures and conversational implicatures in English-Vietnamese translation”, Education & Society Magazine(42/103), pp. 24 - 26.

4. Trinh Thi Thom (2014), “Some methods of translating conventional implications from English to Vietnamese” (Research based on implied utterances in some short stories by Hemingway),Language & Life(9), pp. 23 - 29.

5. Trinh Thi Thom (2014), “Implicit language in Vietnamese and English”, Education & Society Magazine(44/105), pp. 26 - 28.

6. Trinh Thi Thom (2014), “The role of modal expressions in translating negative utterances from English to Vietnamese”,Language Magazine(12), pp. 61 - 70.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Trinh THi Thom 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 02^ndSeptember, 1968 4. Place of birth: Thanh Hoa

5. Admission decision number: Decision number 3676/QD-SĐH, dated on October 28, 2009 by President of Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title: Strategies for translating utterances with implicature from English into Vietnamese (Based on utterances from literatures)

8. Major: Theoretical Linguistics Code: 62.22.01.01

9. Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Hong Son

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis

- This is the first in-depth systematic study on strategies for translating utterances with implicature from English into Vietnamese. It has done the followings:

- Setting up the theoretical framework, supplementing the theoretical bases of strategies for translating utterances with implicature from English into Vietnamese.

- Defining 3 strategies that translators use to translate utterances with implicature from English into Vietnamese in the relation with the source and the target language, contributing to complement the theoretical basis of translation in general.

- Finding out the factors affecting the choice of strategies used.

- Proposing a system of exercise types in the order based on Bloom's Cognitive Taxonomy to improve the translation skills for English learners and translator students.

11. Practical applicability:

This thesis is a valuable reference source for researchers in translating and evaluating translations/ translated products.

It complements theoretical as well as practical bases for study and elucidates implicature, translation and translating implicature.

The thesis is an additional scientific document for studying language and translation, designing curriculum for teaching language and translation, developing materials for teaching and training English teachers and translators.

The system of translation exercises can be used to design, develop practice exercises for translation in particular, for improving learners' language skills in general.

The thesis is a supplementary resource for researchers and those who study on Linguistics, Translation and Intercultural communication

12. Further research directions:

Cultural implicature and translating utterances with cultural implicature

Evaluating translations

13. Thesis-related publications:

1. Trinh Thi Thom (2009), “A survey on implicature in funny stories written by Hill LA and some suggestions for choosing materials used for teaching English”, Journal of Education(219), pp. 38 - 40.

2. Trinh Thi Thom (2014), “Some strategies used for translating utterances with conversational implicature from English into Vietnamese” (Based on utterances from works by Hemingway),Journal of Language & Life(5), pp. 30 - 36.

3. Trinh Thi Thom (2014), “Conventional and conversational implicature in English – Vietnamese translation”, Journal of Education &Society(42/103), pp. 24 - 26.

4. Trinh Thi Thom (2014), “Some strategies used for translating utterances with conventional implicature from English into Vietnamese” (Based on utterances from works by Hemingway),Journal of Language & Life(9), pp. 23 - 29.

5. Trinh Thi Thom (2014), “Implicature in Vietnamese and English”, Journal of Education &Society(44/105), pp. 26 - 28.

6. Trinh Thi Thom (2014), “Roles of modal words in translated utterances with negative implicature from English into Vietnamese”,Journal of Linguistics(12), pp. 61 - 70.