TTLV: Comparing the imperative/requesting behavior in Vietnamese and Cantonese

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name of the doctoral candidate:Wang Yongjun        

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: February 20, 1992

4. Place of birth: China

5. Decision No. 1889/QD-XHNV dated July 28, 2017, of the Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the doctoral student.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title:Comparing the requesting behavior in Vietnamese and Cantonese

8. Major: Linguistics Code: 60.22.02.40

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Chinh- University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

10. Summary of the thesis results:

The thesis results consist of 3 chapters:

Chapter 1: Theoretical basis related to the topic

Chapter 2: Explicit and Direct Means of Expressing Requests in Vietnamese (in relation to Cantonese)

Chapter 3: Primary means of directly expressing imperative actions in Vietnamese (in relation to Cantonese)

Conclusion: The study of imperative sentences in Vietnamese and their relationship with Cantonese is of particular significance to the theoretical and practical issues of pragmatics and communication theory, as well as the organization and cognition of speech. This thesis hopes to contribute to clarifying the concept of imperative sentences, classifying them—issues that have been discussed but not given sufficient attention or fully explained. Describing the methods of expressing imperative sentences in Vietnamese can contribute to a more specific and practical description, analysis, and explanation of the teaching and learning of Vietnamese and Cantonese, not only for communicative purposes but also for theoretical understanding. From this, students can gain a firm grasp of the theory, differences, and characteristics of imperative sentences in the two languages, enabling them to use both languages ​​effectively.

11. Practical applications:

The research findings of this thesis are highly practical and can be applied to the teaching and learning of foreign languages ​​such as Vietnamese and Cantonese in general, and provide a foundation for research on imperative behavior in Vietnamese and Cantonese in particular.

12. Future research directions:

This thesis focuses on a comparative analysis of imperative speech in Vietnamese and Cantonese from structural, phonetic, and semantic perspectives. The scope of the study is limited, and the corpus is not very extensive, which means our findings may not encompass the entire research landscape. The thesis does not address the pragmatics of imperative speech in Vietnamese and Cantonese. However, this thesis may serve as a foundation for further research on imperative speech.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Wang Yong Jun 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: February 20, 1992 4. Place of birth: China

5. Admission decision number: 1889/QD-XHNV, dated July 28^th, 2017 by the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: Comparison of bridge behavior in Vietnamese and Cantonese

8. Major: Linguistics Code: 60.22.02.40

9. Academic supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Ph.D. Nguyen Van Chinh - University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

The thesis consists of 3 chapters:

Chapter 1: Theoretical basis related to the topic

Chapter 2: Immediate means of direct manifestation Earthquake in Vietnamese (contact with Cantonese)

Chapter 3: Direct means of direct expression Earthquake in Vietnamese (contact with Cantonese)

Conclusion: The study of causal behavior in Vietnamese and in relation to Cantonese has particular implications for theoretical and practical issues of semantics and theories of communication, organizational problems, and perception. to speak. The thesis contributes to the clarification of the concept of causal action, which categorizes imperative, which has been mentioned but has not been properly addressed and yet fully explained. The description of the modes of acting in Vietnamese can contribute to the description, analysis and interpretation of practical, practical issues of teaching and learning Vietnamese and Cantonese not only It's about learning to communicate, but also about learning about reasoning. From there you can be sure of the theory and the difference and the characteristics of the bridge in two languages, Well these two languages.

11. Practical applicability:

The research results of the thesis are highly practical and can be applied to teaching and learning foreign languages ​​​​such as Vietnamese and Cantonese in general, and provide the foundation for the study of demand behavior. in Vietnamese and Cantonese in particular.

12. Further research directions:

This thesis focuses on comparing bridge behaviors in Vietnamese and Cantonese in terms of structure and phonetics as well as semantics, the scope of research is very limited, It's not that rich, so our new findings in the research process may not cover the whole situation. The essay does not mention the usage of bridge behavior in Vietnamese and Cantonese. However, this thesis may serve as a basis for the study of bridge behaviors that otherwise.

13. Thesis-related publications: None