TTLV: Research on the symbol of the panpipe in Hmong folk songs from culture to folk literature.

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

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 recognition of students No. 2119/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH dated November 1, 2011 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic: Research on the symbol of the panpipe in Hmong folk songs from culture to folk literature.

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

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

10. Summary of thesis results:

- Through statistics and classification of the panpipe symbol in Hmong folk songs, the thesis obtained reliable data on the frequency of appearance of the panpipe symbol as well as the forms of expression of this symbol in Hmong folk songs.

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

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

12. Further 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