1. Full name of doctoral candidate: Tran Thuy An 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: September 25, 1986 4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh
5. Decision number for admitting doctoral students:
Decision No. 1745/QD-XHNV dated July 13, 2017, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
6. Changes in the training process: Change of doctoral thesis supervisor according to Decision 2100/QD-XHNV dated May 24, 2019; extension of the training period from July 13, 2020 to July 13, 2022
7. Thesis Title: Repair in Vietnamese Conversational Communication
8. Major: Vietnamese Language 9. Code:
66.22.01.02
10. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Thi Thanh Huong
11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:
With the aim of clarifying the structural and functional characteristics of corrections in Vietnamese conversational communication, this thesis uses ten recorded and video-recorded natural conversations (each lasting approximately one hour) of Vietnamese speakers. The audio and video recordings were meticulously transcribed. The transcribed texts were carefully read aloud, combined with listening to and reviewing the audio and video recordings of the conversations to identify corrections in Vietnamese conversational communication. After surveying and analyzing 400 corrections in the research materials, the thesis obtained the following results:
- Conversational correction is a frequent occurrence in Vietnamese conversational interactions when problems arise related to speaking, listening, and comprehension. Conversational correction in Vietnamese is divided into two main types: speaker-initiated corrections (242 out of 400 corrections, accounting for 60.5%) and listener-initiated corrections (158 out of 400 corrections, accounting for 39.5%). This indicates that speaker-initiated corrections are a common and preferred practice in Vietnamese conversational interactions.
- Regarding structure: Corrective statements in Vietnamese conversational communication typically have a three-part structure: the source of the problem needing correction; the initiation of correction; and the corrective action. In addition to these three parts, a corrective statement may have a fourth part (the affirmative part of the correction initiated by the speaker and followed by the listener). Each part of the corrective statement includes multiple elements or is implemented in different ways depending on the specific type of correction (including: corrective statements initiated by the speaker and followed by the listener; corrective statements initiated by the speaker and followed by the listener; corrective statements initiated by the listener and followed by the speaker; and corrective statements initiated by the listener and followed by the listener).
- In terms of function: Besides the main function of corrections, which is to resolve potential problems related to speaking, listening, and understanding, corrections in Vietnamese conversational communication (including corrections initiated by the speaker and corrections initiated by the listener) also perform several pragmatic functions such as: expressing the speaker's avoidance; expressing a change in the speaker's attitude; expressing teasing or humor; expressing disagreement; expressing surprise; or expressing an adjustment of the attitude of the participants in the interaction.
- Corrections in Vietnamese conversational communication share some similarities but also have unique details compared to corrections in other languages.
12. Practical applications:
Studying speech modification in Vietnamese conversational communication will provide a theoretical basis for speech reception and decoding of interlocutors' utterances, enabling participants to interact effectively and without interruption.
The thesis topic also has practical significance in language teaching (mother tongue teaching and foreign language teaching). A thorough analysis and description of the structure and function of corrections in Vietnamese conversational communication will provide teachers and learners with appropriate strategies when "incidents" arise requiring adjustment or clarification, contributing to the most effective transmission and reception of knowledge.
13. Future research directions:
- Functions of conversational editing: Basically, most edits are performed to explain and clarify, ensuring that the conversational interaction is not interrupted by problems arising during speaking, listening, and understanding. However, in addition to explanation and clarification, conversational editing also performs many other pragmatic functions. We will return to explore the pragmatic functions of conversational editing in more detail in subsequent studies.
- The impact of social factors on the use of corrections in Vietnamese conversational communication.
14. Published works related to the dissertation:
1. Tran Thuy An (2018), "Listener-initiated editing in Vietnamese conversation", Language Journal (6), pp. 58-70.
2. Vu Thi Thanh Huong, Tran Thuy An (2018), "Teacher-initiated corrections - student corrections in classroom conversational interaction (survey of grades 1-2 in Gia-rai ethnic minority area, Gia Lai province)", Language Journal (12), pp. 27-41.
3. Tran Thuy An (2019), "Speaker-initiated corrective actions in listener-initiated, other-initiated self-repair in Vietnamese conversational communication", Proceedings of the conference: Vietnamese Language in the Context of Exchange, Integration and Development, National Linguistics Conference 2019, Dan Tri Publishing House, pp. 12-20.
4. Sidnell. J, Tran Thuy An, Vu Thi Thanh Huong (2020), “On the division of intersubjective labor in interaction: A preliminary study of other-initiated repair in Vietnamese conversation”, Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society (6), pp. 65-84.
5. Tran Thuy An (2022), "Speaker-initiated and corrected corrections (in cases of non-turn-based corrections)", Language Journal (1), pp. 69-80.
6.
Tran Thuy An (2022), "Listener-initiated and listener-edited corrections in Vietnamese conversational communication", Proceedings of the National Scientific Conference: Linguistics Issues 2022, Social Sciences Publishing House, pp. 11-26
INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS
- Full name: Trần Thùy An 2. Gender: female
3. Date of birth: September 25, 1986 4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh
5. Admission decision number: 1745/QD-XHNV dated July 13, 2017 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities
6. Changes in academic process: Change of scientific supervisor of doctoral thesis according to Decision 2100/QD-XHNVdated May 24, 2019; extended the training period from July 13, 2020 to July 13, 2022
7. Official thesis title: Repair in Vietnamese conversational
8. Major: Vietnamese language 9. Code: 62.22.01.02
10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Thi Thanh Huong
11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:
In order to clarify the structural and functional features of the repair in Vietnamese conversational, the thesis uses ten audio and video recorded natural Vietnamese conversations (each conversation has a length of less than one hour). Audio and video recordings are meticulously taped. The transcripts are carefully re-read, combined with listening and reviewing the audio and video recordings of the conversations to identify the repair in Vietnamese conversation. Surveying and analyzing 400 repairs contained in the research documents, the thesis obtains the following results:
- The repair is occurs regularly in Vietnamese conversation whenever trouble sources arise regarding to issues of speaking, listening and understanding. Vietnamese conversation repairs are divided into two main types: self - initiated repair (with 242/400, accounting for 60.5%) and other - initiated repair (with 158/400, accounting for 39.5%). It suggests that self - initiated repair is a common and preferred activity in Vietnamese conversation.
- Regarding to structure: The structure of Vietnamese repair usually includes three parts, including: trouble source; repair initiation and repair itself. In addition to the above three parts, the structure has an additional fourth part (It's the repair completed in the self initiated - other repair, the structure has an additional fourth part, the repair completed). Each of these parts includes many elements or is performed in different ways is performed in different ways in a particular type of repair (these are: self initiated - self repair; self initiated - other repair; other initiated - self repair and other initiated - other repair)
- Regarding to function: In addition to the main function of repair, which is to fix problems that may be related to speaking, listening and understanding, repair in Vietnamese conversation (including self - initiated repair and other - initiated repair) also perform a number of pragmatic functions. Those pragmatic functions are: expressing the avoidance of the speaker; showing a change in the speaker's attitude or expressing jokes or humor; express the dissent; surprise and showing the attitude adjustment of interactive participants
- Repair in Vietnamese conversations not only have similarities but also have specific features with repair in other languages.
12. Practical applicability, if any:
The study of repair in Vietnamese conversational will provide a theoretical basis for receiving speech and decoding the utterances of the interlocutor for the participants in the communication so that the interaction can take place efficiently and without interruption.
The thesis also has practical significance in language teaching (teaching mother tongue and teaching foreign languages). The detailed analysis and description of the structure and function of repair in Vietnamese conversational will provide teachers and learners with appropriate strategies when a "trouble source" arises correction, clarification. That contributes to the process of imparting and receiving knowledge most effectively.
13. Further research direction, if any:
- Functions of repair: Basically, most of the repair are made with the function of explaining and clarifying to ensure that the conversational interaction process is not interrupted by trouble sources arising in the process of speaking, listening and understanding. However, in addition to the function of explaining, clarifying and editing, it is also performed with many other pragmatic functions. We will come back to study more about the pragmatic functions of repair in the future.
- The impact of social factors on the use of repair in Vietnamese conversation.
14. Thesis-related publications:
1. Tran Thuy An (2022), "Initiation of repairs within the other initiated - self repair exchange in Vietnamese conversation", Language (6), pp. 58-70.
2. Vu Thi Thanh Huong, Tran Thuy An (2018), "Teacher-initiated and student-repaired exchanges in primary classroom discourse (Survey of grades 1 - 2 in J'rai areas in Gia Lai province", Language (12), pp. 27-41.
3. Tran Thuy An (2019), "The repair itself in the other-initiated, self-repair in Vietnamese conversation", Proceedings of the 2019 conference on Vietnamese language in the context of exchange, integration and development, Dan Tri Publishing House, pp. 12-20.
4. Sidnell. J, Tran Thuy An, Vu Thi Thanh Huong(2020), “On the division of intersubjective labor in interaction: A preliminary study of other-initiated repair in Vietnamese conversation”, Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society (6), pp. 65-84.
5. Tran Thuy An (2022), "The self initiated - self repair (after the trouble - source turn)", Language (1), p. 69-80.
6. Tran Thuy An (2022), "The other-initiated, other-repair in Vietnamese conversation", Proceedings of the 2022 National Conference on Linguistics Issues, Social sciences Publishing House, pp. 11-26
