TTLV: Conventional and non-conventional implications of the character He Hoan in the three-part Cheo play The Song of Defending the Country by Cao Mat

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name: HOANG THANH HUYEN 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: December 3, 1997 4. Place of birth: Bac Giang

5. Student recognition decision No. 5626/QD-XHNV, dated December 29, 2023 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic title: Conventional and non-conventional implications of the character He Hoan in the Cheo trilogy Song of Defending the Country by Cao Mat

8. Major: Linguistics Code: 23035018

9. Scientific supervisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thuy, Faculty of Linguistics, University of Social Sciences and Humanities.                       

10. Summary of thesis results:

The thesis is one of the first works to approachSong of defending the countryfrom the perspective of pragmatics - connotation, instead of approaching poetics or theatre as in previous studies. The study proves that the theory of connotation (implicature) can be effectively applied to the analysis of Vietnamese folk art language, thereby expanding the scope of application of pragmatics to artistic texts. The thesis has discovered and generalized the mechanisms of creating connotations typical of Cheo stage, where language is associated with performance and folk materials, helping to supplement the connotation mechanisms that traditional pragmatics has not mentioned. By combining semantic analysis - pragmatics - stage poetics, the study has clarified the pragmatic transformation when dialogue is "activated" in the performance space, thereby contributing to the development of connotation theory in the context of Vietnamese artistic language.

11. Practical application:

The research results can be applied in teaching pragmatics, literary language and performing arts research, especially in analyzing traditional stage dialogue. In addition, the thesis also contributes to supporting Cheo artists in understanding the implications to improve performance effectiveness and convey folk cultural values.

12. Further research directions:

Further studies can be expanded in two directions: one is to conduct a comparative survey between the implications in Cheo Tao Mat and other forms of folk drama such as Tuong and Cai Luong to find out the similarities and differences in pragmatic mechanisms; two is to apply the intertextual method and Reception Theory (Reception theory) to analyze the multidimensional interpretation of implications in the process of enjoying art. These open directions not only help to perfect the perception of implied language but also contribute to affirming the lasting value of national artistic thinking.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

 Hoang Thanh Huyen (2017), ChronologyThe character of He Cheo from ancient Cheo to modern Cheo (From Cu Sut in Kim Nham to He Hoan in the trilogy Song of National Defense by Cao Mat).

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: HOANG THANH HUYEN 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: December 3, 1997 4. Place of birth: Bac Giang province

5. Admission decision number 5626/QD-XHNV, Dated: December 29, 2023

6. Changes in academic process:

7. Official thesis title: Conventional Implicatures and Non-conventional Implicatures of the Character He Hoan in the Cheo Trilogy “The Song of the Water Guard” by Tao Mat.

8. Major: Linguistics Code: 23035018

9. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thuy, Faculty of Linguistics, University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

Gmatics – Implicature, instead of the poetics or stage performance approaches seen in previous studies. The research demonstrates that the theory of implicature (Gricean implicature) can be effectively applied to analyze the artistic language of Vietnamese folk art, thereby expanding the scope of pragmatics application to artistic texts. The thesis has identified and generalized the characteristic mechanisms for creating implicatures inPaddletheatre, where language is associated with performance and folk materials, helping to supplement the implicature mechanisms not addressed by traditional pragmatics. By combining semantic-pragmatic-theatrical poetics analysis, the study clarifies the pragmatic shift when dialogue is "activated" in the performance space, thus contributing to the development of implicature theory in the context of Vietnamese artistic language.

12. Practical applicability:

The research results can be applied in teaching pragmatics, literary language, and performing arts research, especially in analyzing the dialogue of traditional theatre. Furthermore, the thesis also contributes to supportingPaddleartists in correctly understanding implicatures to enhance performance effectiveness and convey folk cultural values.

13. Further research directions:

Subsequent research can be expanded in two directions: first, a comparative survey between implicatures in Cao Mat'sPaddleand other forms of folk theater such asPlayandCai Luongto explore the similarities and differences in pragmatic mechanisms; second, the application of intertextuality and Reception Theory to analyze the multi-dimensional interpretation of implicature in the process of artistic appreciation. These open directions will not only help to complete the understanding of implicative language but also contribute to affirming the enduring value of the national artistic mindset.

14. Thesis-related publications:

Hoang Thanh Huyen (2017), Undergraduate Thesis: The He Cheo Character from Ancient to Modern Cheo (From Cu Sut in the play Kim Nham to He Hoan in Cao Mat's three-part play Bai ca chua nuoc).