TTLV: Characteristics of nicknames for children in Hanoi

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name: PHAM THU HUYEN 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: September 23, 1989

4. Place of birth: Hong Phong – Dong Trieu – Quang Ninh

5. Decision to recognize students No.: 2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 28, 2012

2012 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University

6. Changes in the training process: None

(Note the types of changes and the corresponding times)

7. Thesis title: Characteristics of nicknames among children in Hanoi

8. Major: Linguistics; Code: 60 22 02 40

9. Scientific supervisor: (Clearly state scientific title, academic degree, full name, and institution)

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Khang – Institute of Linguistics

10. Summary of thesis results: (Summarize the results of the thesis, emphasizing key points)

(new results if any)

This thesis, after conducting research and analyzing the structural and semantic characteristics,

The reasons, usage, and social issues associated with giving nicknames.

The thesis yielded the following results:

A. In terms of origin, nicknames are predominantly Vietnamese words. Following that are the others...

Words of Indo-European origin, and finally, words of Chinese origin. Loanwords of various origins.

In Vietnamese, the use of Indo-European terms reflects a rich, diverse, and unique style among Vietnamese speakers.

B. In terms of form, nicknames are composed of words (single words) and compound words. Compound words

They are further divided into reduplicated words and compound words. Compound words are then further subdivided.

Based on syntactic relationships, we can classify words into coordinate words and subordinate words. Then, based on...

Adjectives are used to classify words into noun-noun and noun-adjective categories.

C. In terms of semantic characteristics, nicknames are divided into 4 major groups: group 1 refers to the meaning of

Group 1 consists of objects; Group 2 consists of phenomena of natural and social processes; Group 3 consists of distinct groups.

names related to people and their activities; and group 4 is a group of special nicknames.

Among these, nicknames, which are the names of animal or plant species, account for the majority due to their nature.

A warm, simple, rustic, lovely, and approachable quality to express cuteness and playfulness.

as well as the message we wish to convey through these adorable animals.

D. In terms of vocabulary and grammar, nicknames are divided into the following vocabulary groups:

(1) nicknames are nouns; (2) nicknames are verbs; (3) nicknames are adjectives; (4)

Nicknames are adverbs; and (5) nicknames are numerals.

E. In terms of semantic diversity, nicknames are divided into: (1) nicknames associated with

family members; (2) nicknames associated with the child; and (3) “easy to raise” nicknames. In

Therefore, nicknames reflect the wishes of family members and their individual preferences.

Names associated with a child's physical/personality characteristics are more common.

F. Gender distinction in nicknames is not an easy issue to define in English.

In Vietnam, these nicknames are often given randomly, according to personal preference, or for a specific purpose.

It conveys feelings or is simply a matter of personal preference on the part of the person choosing the name.

G. Ngoại ngữ ngày càng được sử dụng nhiều hơn để đặt biệt danh cho trẻ. Ngoài tiếng 

Anh, còn có tiếng Pháp, Nga, tiếng Hàn, tiếng Nhật, tiếng Lào,...

H. Tuy không được sử dụng một cách rộng rãi và chính thức như tên chính, nhưng biệt 

danh cho trẻ lại được sử dụng khá sớm (có thể là trước/trong/sau khi sinh và thậm chí có 

những trường hợp quy định trước khi mang thai), phổ biến hơn trong những năm đầu đời 

và dần ít được sử dụng hoặc biến mất, tuỳ theo từng đối tượng. 

Các kết quả nghiên cứu trong luận văn là những nỗ lực bước đầu trong việc nghiên cứu 

biệt danh nói chung hay các loại tên khác ở Việt. Qua đó, tìm hiểu nhiều hơn về con 

người và văn hoá truyền thống của người Việt trong việc đặt tên. Từ đó làm tư liệu cho 

những học giả muốn nghiên cứu nhiều hơn nữa tên người Việt cũng như con người, văn 

Vietnamese culture and society.

11. Practical applications: (if any)

One of the most important and practical features of the thesis is that it allows us to formulate...

To choose beautiful, suitable names that bring good fortune to the person who owns them.

12. Future research directions: (if any)

- Expand the scope of the thesis, for example: "Characteristics of children's nicknames".

- Expand the scope of the thesis, for example, "Characteristics of children's nicknames".

Vietnam in terms of vocabulary, semantics, and grammar.

- Comparative studies, such as "Comparison of the characteristics of nicknames for Vietnamese children".

with nicknames like "children in England"

Comparative studies, such as "Characteristics of Vietnamese children's nicknames in relation to..."

connect with other social science disciplines

- Applied research, such as "Characteristics of nicknames among Vietnamese children in behavior"

13. Published works relevant to the thesis: (list works in order)

(of your own time, if any)

Reasons for giving nicknames to children in Hanoi.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: PHAM THU HUYEN 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: September 23, 19894. Place of birth: QuangNinh province

5. Admission decision number: 2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 28, 2012

6. Changes in academic process:(List the forms of change and corresponding times)None

7. Official thesis title: Features of children's nicknames in Hanoi

8. Major: Linguistics9. Code: 60 22 02 40

10. Supervisor(s):(Full name, academic title and degree)

Prof. Dr. NGUYEN VAN KHANG – Institute of Linguistics

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:(Summarize them with stress on thenew sensations, if any)

After investigating and analyzing the structure – meaning, as well as the usages and social issues related to the naming nicknames, our thesis has acquired the following results:

1. In terms of the origin, nicknames, which are native Vietnamese words, are major. The next type is words which are originated from Indian – European languages ​​and the left is Sino-Vietnamese words. The borrowed words form Indian – European languages ​​are used in diversity and special ways.
2. In terms of formality, nicknames are composed from words (single words) and composite words. Composite words are divided into compound words and reduplicative words. Compound words are divided into coordinate compound and subordinate compound. In subordinate compound, there are the cooperation of nouns - nouns, compound nouns - adjectives, compound nouns - verbs,...
3. In terms of meaning, nicknames are divided into 4 groups: Group 1 is things in general; Group 2 is the phenomenon of natural and social process; Group 3 is the things that belong to human being; and Group 4 is the special group. In which, the number of nicknames in group 1 are major because it is simple, adorable, friendly as well as expressing the desires of the name given.
4. In terms of lexicon and grammar, nicknames are divided into 5 groups: (1) nicknames are nouns; (2) nicknames are verbs; (3) nicknames are adjectives; (4) nicknames are adverbs; and (5) nicknames are numbers.
5. In the diversity of meanings, nicknames are divided into: (1) nicknames are related to family; (2) nicknames are related to the children themselves; and (3) nicknames are expressing the opinion of “easy to grow up”. In which, the most popular nicknames are ones that express the family members' desires and children's appearances or characteristics.
6. It is not easy to distinguish the gender of children's nicknames in Vietnam because they are named randomly according to one's preferences or desires conveyed in these nicknames.
7. Foreign languages ​​are more and more widely used as names for children. Besides English, there are French, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Laotian,…
8. Although nicknames are not used as widely and officially as full-name, they are used popularly in the early stage of one's life (they are probably named before/ in/ after giving birth), unpopular in the next stage and possibly gone away in the next years.

These results are preliminary efforts in researching nicknames in Vietnam. Based on this, we have more chances to understand more about Vietnamese traditional culture in naming. This is also a reliable document for the next scholars researching about Vietnamese names as well as society and culture.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

The most practical and important application of the thesis is that finding a propitious and meaningful for each person.

13. Further research directions, if any: Our research can be implemented in many further directions:

- Further research objectives such as “Features of Vietnamese children's nicknames”

- Further research scale such as “Features of Vietnamese children's nicknames in terms of lexicon – meaning – grammar.

- Comparative researches such as “Comparative features of Vietnamese children's nicknames and British children's nicknames”.

- Applied research such as “Features of Vietnamese children's nickname in practice”.

14. Thesis-related publications:(List them in chronological order)

Reasons for naming children's nicknames in Hanoi