TTLV: A Survey of Gender Euphemisms in Vietnamese

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name: TRAN PHUONG LINH 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: December 5, 2001 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision No. 5626/QD-XHNV dated December 29, 2023, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title: A Survey of Gender Euphemisms in Vietnamese

8. Major: Linguistics Code: 8229020

9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi Hong Hanh, Department of Linguistics, Vietnamese Language and Vietnamese Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

This thesis surveys, classifies, and clarifies the linguistic characteristics (including structural and semantic aspects) of gender euphemisms in Vietnamese. Furthermore, through cognitive theory and conceptual metaphor models, the thesis initially identifies the cultural implications and gender perspectives of Vietnamese people hidden within these gender euphemisms. The rice-farming culture and the thinking patterns influenced by Confucianism have impacted the Vietnamese people's creation and selection of euphemisms to replace gender taboos in daily life. From a pragmatic perspective, the thesis also points out that the use of gender euphemisms is related to communication principles and strategies for polite communication on the sensitive topic of gender-related conversations in everyday communication.

11. Practical applications:

The findings of this thesis can be applied to the practical study of human language use in daily communication, especially the issue of adhering to polite communication strategies when discussing taboo topics.

12. Future research directions:

Further research directions could apply Evaluation Theory.(Appraisal Theory)To assess how language users employ euphemisms to express their positive and negative attitudes toward the topics and content of speeches in communication regarding gender taboos.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: TRAN PHUONG LINH 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: December 5, 2001 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

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

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: A study of gender euphemisms in Vietnamese.

8. Major: Linguistics 9. Code: 8229020

10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi Hong Hanh, Faculty of Linguistics, University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

The thesis undertakes an investigation, classification, and elucidation of the linguistic features—both structural and semantic—of gender euphemisms in Vietnamese. Moreover, drawing on cognitive linguistics and conceptual metaphor theory, the study provides initial insights into the cultural implications and underlying Vietnamese gender stereotypes embedded within these euphemisms. The wet-rice agricultural cultural background, together with modes of cognition shaped by Confucian thought, has influenced the ways in which Vietnamese speakers formulate and employ euphemisms to replace gender-related taboos in everyday life. From the perspective of Pragmatics, the thesis also demonstrates that the use of gender-related euphemisms is closely associated with communicative maxims and politeness strategies when addressing the sensitive topic of gender in daily discourse.

12. Practical applicability:

The results of the thesis can be applied to the study of actual language use in everyday communication, particularly with regard to the observance of politeness strategies when addressing taboo topics.

13. Further research directions:

Future research directions may incorporate Appraisal Theory to examine how language users employ euphemisms to express their positive or negative attitudes toward the topics and content of utterances in communication involving gender-related taboos.

14. Thesis-related publications: None