TTLV: Place names of Moc Chau district - Son La (based on place name data of Dong Sang commune, Muong Sang commune and Moc Chau town)

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Nguyen Thi Phuong Tra2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: July 29, 1986

4. Place of birth: Moc Chau - Son La

5. Decision on recognition of students No. 1936/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH dated October 10, 2011 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic name:Place names of Moc Chau district - Son La (based on place name data of Dong Sang commune, Muong Sang commune and Moc Chau town)

8. Major: Linguistics Code: 60 22 02 40

9. Scientific instructor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Viet Thanh– Institute of Vietnamese Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities

10. Summary of thesis results:

- Survey of place names in Moc Chau district - Son La from a linguistic perspective.

- Research on place names of Moc Chau district - Son La in terms of: structural characteristics, identification methods, meaningful characteristics and origin characteristics.

- Clarifying the relationship between place names and related fields such as: nature, history, geography, ethnicity, culture, folklore...

- Clarifying the relationship between place names and cultural exchange between the Thai and Kinh ethnic groups

- Through surveying locations to learn about the cultural, social and historical characteristics of the area.

11. Practical application:

- Contribute to enriching research works on place names in Vietnam in general, Moc Chau - Son La in particular, not only from a linguistic perspective but also using interdisciplinary research methods in the direction of regional studies.

- Contribute to building an overall picture of the place name system of Moc Chau - Son La

12. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name:Nguyen Thi Phuong Tra2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: July 29, 1986 4. Place of birth: Moc Chau – Son La

5. Admission decision number: 1936/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH dated October 10, 2011 Dated October 10, 2011

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title:Places of Moc Chau – Son La (on the database of Dong Sang, Muong Sang and Moc Chau town)

8. Major: Linguistics 9. Code: 60 22 02 40

9. Supervisors: Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi Viet Thanh – Vietnam Institute, University of social sciences and humanities

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

- Survey places in Moc Chau – Son La in the field of linguitics

- Research places in Moc Chau on the following issues: structural characteristics, model of identification, characteristic meanings and origins

- Clarify the relationship between place names and related fields such as history, geography, ethnicity, culture, folklore...

- Clarify the relationship between the regions such as Thai, Kinh...

- Through the survey sites to learn the specific cultural and social history of the area.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

- Contribute to enrich the study of place names in Vietnam in general and Moc Chau in particular, not only from the viewpoint of linguistics but also from other viewpoints in area studies.

- Contribute to building the overall picture of the places system in Moc Chau.

12. Thesis-related publications: None