1. Student's full name:NGUYEN THAI QUYNH ANH
2. Gender:Female
3. Date of birth: 21/12/1996
4. Place of birth:Hanoi
5. Decision to recognize student numberDecision No. 2702/2020/QD-XHNV dated December 24, 2020, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in the training process:Decisions No. 3542/QD-XHNV dated November 28, 2022, No. 1671/QD-XHNV dated May 22, 2023, No. 5157/QD-XHNV dated December 6, 2023, and No. 2842/QD-XHNV dated June 10, 2024
7. Thesis title: A Survey of Argumentation in Scientific Texts (based on materials from the Military Medical Journal, 2021)
8. Major:Linguistics; Code: 60 22 02 40
9. Scientific supervisorAssoc. Prof. Dr. Trinh Cam Lan
10. Summary of the thesis results:
Based on the theoretical framework of argumentation and related issues such as scientific texts (Chapter 1), this thesis surveys the argumentation of scientific texts as presented in articles published in the Military Medical Journal in 2021, thereby identifying the characteristics of argumentation in terms of structure (Chapter 2) and the way in which argumentative conjunctions are used in this type of scientific text (Chapter 3). The research results show that:
Regarding argumentative structure: in the scientific articles in the Military Medical Journal, the arguments are expressed in a diverse and rich manner with many structural models. Specifically, from 1012 arguments, the thesis identified a total of 18 models, including 10 simple argumentative models and 8 complex argumentative models. A prominent characteristic is that all arguments and conclusions are explicit, which creates clarity, making it easy for readers to grasp the purpose of the text or what the author wants to convey, and easily creating high persuasiveness. This is clearly consistent with the nature of argumentation in scientific texts: that is, logical argumentation, which requires clarity and coherence.
Regarding argumentative conjunctions: the number of conjunctions used by the author is quite diverse, comprising 100 conjunctions with a high frequency of use (1377 times). In terms of function and argumentative orientation, they can be divided into two groups: conjunctions introducing the argument and conjunctions introducing the conclusion. Generally, the semantic relationships expressed by these introductory conjunctions contribute to clarity in the argument and coherence in the text, while also creating semantic connections between the argumentative components. Similarly, the frequent use of introductory conjunctions creates a strong semantic link between the argument and the conclusion, thereby significantly contributing to the coherence of the articles.
11. Practical applications:
The research findings of this thesis can serve as a useful reference for constructing arguments and viewpoints when writing scientific articles, and for editing, especially in scientific journals, to improve the quality of scientific articles.
12. Future research directions:(if any)
13. Published works related to the thesis:Are not
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name:NGUYEN THAI QUYNH ANH
2. Sex:Female
3. Date of birth:21/12/1996
4. Place of birth:Hanoi
5. Admission decision number:No. 2702/2020/QD-XHNV date December 24, 2020 by The Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in academic process:No. 3542/QD-XHNV dated November 28, 2022, No. 1671/QD-XHNV dated May 22, 2023, No. 5157/QD-XHNV dated December 6, 2023, No. 2842/QD-XHNV dated June 10, 2024
7. Official thesis title: Surveying of Arguments in Scientific Texts (Based on Documents from the Journal of Military Pharmaco - medicine in 2021)
8. Major:Linguistics Code: 60 22 02 40
9. Supervisors:Associate Professor Dr. Trinh Cam Lan
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
Based on the theoretical basis of argumentation and some related issues such as scientific texts (Chapter 1), the thesis conducts a survey of the arguments of scientific texts expressed in articles published in the Journal of Military Pharmaco - medicine in 2021, thereby pointing out the characteristics of arguments in terms of structure (Chapter 2) and the way of using the types of argumentative connector expressed in this type of scientific text (Chapter 3). The research results show that:
Regarding argument structure: in scientific articles in the Journal of Military Pharmaco - medicine, arguments are expressed quite diversely and richly with various structural models. Specific, from 1012 arguments, the thesis has identified a total of 18 models, including 10 simple argument models and 8 complex argument models. An outstanding feature is that all the arguments and conclusions are explicit, which has the effect of creating clarity, helping readers easily grasp the purpose of the text or what the author intends to convey as well as creating high persuasiveness. This is clearly consistent with the nature of argumentation in scientific texts, which is a logical argument, and logical argument requires clarity and coherence.
Regarding argumentative connectors: the number of connectors used by the writer is quite diverse, including 100 conjunctions with a fairly high frequency of use of 1377 times. In terms of function and argumentative orientation, there are 2 groups: argumentative introductory connectors and argumentative conclusional connectors. In general, the semantic relationships that argumentative introductory connectors express have the effect of creating clarity for the argument and coherence of the text and, at the same time, creating semantic connections between argumentative components. Similarly, the frequent use of conclusion connectors has the effect of creating a strong semantic link between the argument and the conclusion, thereby significantly influencing to create coherence for articles.
11. Practical applicability:
The research results of the thesis can be a useful reference for building arguments and viewpoints when writing scientific articles and for editing, especially editing in scientific journals to improve the quality of scientific articles.
12. Further research directions:(if any)
13. Thesis-related publications:No
