TTLV: Research on the symbolism of the Hmong mouth organ in folk songs from culture to folklore.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name: Truong Thi Thuy Anh 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: September 30, 1989

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision on student admission No. 2119/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH dated November 1, 2011, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title: A study of the symbolism of the Hmong mouth organ in Hmong folk songs from culture to folk literature.

8. Major: Folklore; Code: 60 22 01 25

9. Scientific supervisor: Prof. Dr. Le Chi Que, Faculty of Literature - University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

- Through statistical analysis and classification of the mouth organ symbol in Hmong folk songs, this thesis obtains reliable data on the frequency of appearance of the mouth organ symbol as well as the forms of expression of this symbol in Hmong folk songs.

- Through the process of deciphering the symbolism of the Hmong flute in Hmong folk songs, this thesis points out some meanings of the flute symbolism that have not been mentioned in other studies. From there, the thesis contributes to affirming the value of the flute symbolism in cultural and spiritual life, and especially in Hmong folk songs.

11. Practical applications: This thesis can be used as a reference in research on the culture and folklore of the Hmong ethnic group.

12. Future research directions: None

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Truong Thi Thuy Anh 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: September 30, 1989 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 2119/2011/ QD–XHNV–SDH Dated November 1^st, 2011 of the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi - Vietnam National University

6. Changes in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title: Studying reed pipe symbol in Hmong folk songs from folklore to folk literature

8. Major: Vietnamese Folk Literature 9. Code: 60 22 01 25

10. Supervisors: Prof. Le Chi Que. PhD, Faculty of Literature - University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Hanoi

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

- Through the statistics and classification of reed pipe symbol in Hmong folk songs, the thesis has obtained reliable data about frequency of this symbol as well as the expressions of it in Hmong folk songs.

- Through the process of decoding reed pipe symbol in Hmong folk songs, the thesis has shown some denotations of this symbol that they have not been studied. From these results, the thesis contributes to confirming the values ​​of reed pipe symbol in cultural life and spiritual life, especially in Hmong folk songs.

12. Practical applicability, if any: The thesis can be used as a reference in the studying folklore and folk literature of ethnic Hmong people in Vietnam.

13. Further research directions, if any: No

14. Thesis-related publications: No