TTLV: Comparison of onomatopoeia and pictographs in Korean and Vietnamese

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Hoang Thien Thanh                    

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: October 4, 1989

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Student recognition decision No. 2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 28, 2012 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:Comparing onomatopoeia and pictographs in Korean and Vietnamese

8. Major: Asian Studies Code: 60.31.06.01

9. Scientific instructor:Dr. Luu Tuan Anh, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of thesis results:

- The thesis consists of 150 pages, three chapters: chapter 1 - theoretical basis, chapter 2 - construction method, chapter 3 - characteristics of syntactic activities and applications of onomatopoeia and ideograms in language activities.

- The thesis has synthesized and described the basic aspects of onomatopoeia and ideograms in Korean, including some studies on general concepts, syntactic characteristics, construction methods and application directions in some literary genres and language styles. In each aspect, the thesis has compared Korean with Vietnamese to clarify some differences in language, thinking and culture of the two peoples.

- Korean and Vietnamese both use the methods of reduplication, compounding, and morpheme-based wordification to create onomatopoeia and ideograms, in which reduplication is the main method. In particular, in the form of reduplication, if Vietnamese uses rhyme and tone to create new words with distinct nuances of meaning, then in Korean, the use of consonants is considered the main tool to express the meaning of the word. The relationship between sound and meaning is very close.

11. Practical application:

Can be used as a reference for teaching and research on Korean language.

12. Further research directions:

The author of the thesis will continue to delve deeper into the study and analysis of the characteristics of Korean onomatopoeia and ideograms mentioned in the thesis, and at the same time expand the research direction to other related aspects.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

-«Onomatopoeia, pictographs in Korean and comparison with Vietnamese», Graduation Thesis, April 2011

- «Onomatopoeia and pictographs in the language activities of Vietnamese and Korean people» , Korean Journal, of the Vietnam Association for Scientific Research on Korea, ISSN: 2354-0621, No. 2(12), June 2015, pp. 59~72.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Hoang Thien Thanh 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: October 4, 1989 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH Dated: December 28, 2012of the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi - Vietnam National University

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: Comparing onomatopoeia, mimesis in Korean and Vietnamese.

8. Major: Asian studies 9. Code: 60.31.06.01

10. Supervisors: Dr. Luu Tuan Anh, The Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University – Hanoi.

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

- Thesis consists of about 150 pages, three chapters:

Chapter 1: Rationale

Chapter 2: Modal structure

Chapter 3: Characteristics about grammar and application of onomatopoeia, mimesis in figurative language activities

- Thesis was synthesized and described the basic aspects of onomatopoeia, mimesis in Korean, including some study research of general concept, feature syntax, structure and using method in some types of literature, language style. The thesis has compared in every single aspect between Korean and Vietnamese, to clarify some differences in language and thought as well as the culture between two countries.

Thesis contributes to document repository, support for the teaching and research on Korean language, as well as guideline for the following research.

- Both Korean and Vietnamese are using reduplicative method, magnetized form in order to make onomatopoeia, mimesis in which, duplicative is the main method. Particularly in reduplicative method, if Vietnamese language uses rhyme, tone to create new words with distinctive nuances, so Korean language uses consonants which considered as the main tool to express the meaning of the word. The relationship between sound and meaning of expression is extremely close.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis can be a useful reference source for teaching and research on Korean Language.

13. Further research directions, if any:

The thesis's author will continue to go deeper in finding and analyzing the characteristics of onomatopoeia, mimesis of Korean which mentioned in the thesis, as well as expanding research on other related aspects.

14. Thesis-related publications:

- Onomatopoeic, mimesis in Korean in comparison with Vietnamese, >>> graduation thesis, April 2011.

- Onomatopoeic, mimesis in language activities of Korean and Vietnamese, >>> Korean Magazine, Scientific Study of Vietnam to Korea, ISSN: 2354-0621, No. 2 (12), June 2015, pages 59-72.