TTLA: Semantics of Chinese flower words (related to Vietnamese)

1. Full name: Le Thi Kim Dung 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: October 18, 1982 4. Place of birth: Phu Tho

5. Decision to recognize PhD students according to Decision No. 4618/2016/QD-XHNV, dated December 29, 2016 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

6. Changes in training process: no

7. Thesis topic: Semantics of flower words in Chinese (relationship with Vietnamese)

8. Major: Comparative Linguistics 9. Code: 62 22 02 41

10. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Ngoc Ham

11. Summary of new results of the thesis: The research results of the thesis will contribute to clarifying the characteristics of cultural acculturation through language contact between Vietnamese and Chinese; the national characteristics of culture and thinking of native speakers are expressed through language. From there, we can see the role of cultural and thinking factors in creating the basis for language comparison.

The thesis is a work applying semantic theory to the study of Chinese and Vietnamese to analyze and evaluate textual and linguistic materials in real life. Based on the analysis of meaning, the thesis attempts to clarify the cognitive path of Chinese and Vietnamese people about words.flowerand words indicating some typical flowers. Through case studies, the thesis aims to clarify the proposition of Sino-Vietnamese contact in terms of language and culture showing inheritance and development. The research results of the thesis can be used to serve the teaching of Chinese and Vietnamese as foreign languages; support the analysis and commentary, appreciation of literary works in schools as well as the public and can help with translation activities.

12. Practical applicability: The research results of the thesis can be applied to foreign language teaching as well as translation work. Through in-depth analysis of the Chinese language, we have a deeper understanding of the Chinese language and culture. On the basis of comparison with Vietnamese, Vietnamese people learning Chinese, as well as Chinese people learning Vietnamese, can have a deeper understanding of the languages ​​of ethnic groups, contributing positively to foreign language learning, textbook compilation as well as translation and dictionary compilation.

13. Further research directions: Within the framework of the thesis, studying the relationship between language and culture, especially conducting the connection between two languages, the thesis still has some issues that we have not had the conditions to thoroughly study both languages. Therefore, we really hope that when conditions permit, these will be the next research directions that can continue this thesis in the future.

14. Published works related to the thesis:

1. Le Thi Kim Dung (2016), “Metaphorical meaning of “flower” in Chinese and Vietnamese”,Language & Life Magazine, No. 7, pp.93-96.
2. Le Thi Kim Dung (2017), “Comparison of metaphorical meanings of lotus, apricot, and peach flowers in Chinese and Vietnamese”,National Linguistics Yearbook: Language in Vietnam - Integration and Development, pp.1624- 1631.
3. 黎氏金容 (2017), “越南语和汉语中“桃花”一词的隐喻意义对比研究”,The company, Volume 17, P.54-59. Le Thi Kim Dung (2017), Comparative study of the metaphorical meaning of the word "peach blossom" in Vietnamese and Chinese,Chinese Character Culture Magazine, No. 17, pp. 54-59)
4. 黎氏金容 (2018), 越汉“菊花”的象征意义对比研究,Business, Volume 7, P.154-155 . (Le Thi Kim Dung (2018), Comparative study of the symbolic meaning of "chrysanthemum" in Vietnamese and Chinese,Northern Literature Magazine, No. 7, pp.154-155)
5. Pham Ngoc Ham, Le Thi Kim Dung (2018), “Metaphorical meanings of pine, bamboo, and apricot in Chinese and Vietnamese”,Journal of Foreign Studies, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 15-24

                                                            INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Le ThiKim Dung 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: October 18, 1982 4. Place of birth: Phu Tho

5. Admission decision number: 4618/2016/ QD-XHNV, datedDecember 292016 by Director of University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

6. Changes in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title: Semantics of words for flowers in Chinese (in relation to Vietnamese)

Scientific branch of the thesis: Linguistics

8. Major: Comparative-contrastive Linguistics 9. Code: 62 22 02 41

10. Supervisor: Assoc. Dr. Pham Ngoc Ham

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

The research results of the thesis will contribute to clarify the cultural acculturation characteristics through the language contact between Vietnamese and Chinese; Ethnic characteristics of the culture and thinking of native speakers are expressed through language. From this we can see the role of cultural factors and thinking in the basis of language comparison.

The thesis is the work of applying semantic theory to the study of Chinese and Vietnamese to analyze and evaluate the literary materials and languages ​​​​in real life. On the basis of meaning analysis, the thesis tries to clarify the cognitive path of the Chinese as well as the Vietnamese about the words flowers and from only some typical flowers. Through case studies, the thesis aims to clarify the Han-Vietnamese contact clause in terms of language and culture that express inheritance and development. The research results of the thesis can be used for teaching Chinese and Vietnamese as foreign languages; assist in analyzing and commenting on and absorbing literary works in the school as well as in the public and can help with translation activities.

12. Practical applicability, if any:
The research results of the thesis can be applied to foreign language teaching as well as translation work. Through an in-depth analysis of Han languages, we have a deeper understanding of Han languages ​​and culture. On the basis of comparative relations with Vietnamese, Vietnamese people studying Chinese, as well as Chinese people studying Vietnamese, can have a deeper understanding of ethnic languages, making a positive contribution to foreign language learning. The curriculum development, and translation and dictionary compilation.

13. Further research directions, if any:

In the framework of the thesis, studying the relationship between language and culture, especially conducting the relationship between the two languages, the thesis still has some issues that we do not have conditions to thoroughly study. both languages. Therefore, we are looking forward to when conditions permit, it will be the next research directions that can continue this thesis in the future.

14. Thesis-related publications:

1. Le Thi Kim Dung (2016), “Metaphorical meaning of "flower" in Chinese and Vietnamese”,Language & Life Magazine, No 7, pp.93- 96.

2. Le Thi Kim Dung (2017), “Comparing the metaphorical meanings of the lotus, apricot blossom and peach blossom in Chinese and Vietnamese,” Proceedings of the National Linguistics: Language in Vietnam- Integration and Development, pp.1624-1631

3. 黎氏金容 (2017), “越南语和汉语中“桃花”一词的隐喻意义对比研究”,waterBusiness, 第17期, P.54-59 . Le Thi Kim Dung (2017), Comparative study of the metaphorical meaning of the word "hoa dao" in Vietnamese and Han Chinese, Journal of Chinese cultural characters, No. 17, p. 54-59)

4. 黎氏金容 (2018), 越汉“菊花”的象征意义对比研究,Business, 第7期, P.154-155 . (Le Thi Kim Dung (2018), Comparative study of symbolic meaning of "chrysanthemum" in Vietnamese and Chinese, Northern Literature Magazine, No. 7, pp.154- 155)

5. Pham Ngoc Ham, Le Thi Kim Dung (2018), “The metaphorical meaning of tung, bamboo, apricot in Chinese and Vietnamese,” Journal of Foreign Studies, vol. 34, no.6, p.15-24