TTLV: How to tell time in Thai vs. Vietnamese

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Supawadi Tamnikrai

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: June 3, 1983

4. Place of birth: Maha Sarakham, Thailand

5. Student recognition decision No. 2808/2016/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated August 18, 2016 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: (None)

7. Thesis topic name:How to tell time in Thai vs. Vietnamese.

8. Major: Linguistics Code: 60.22.02.40

9. Scientific instructor:Assoc.Prof.Dr. Pham Hung Viet

10. Summary of thesis results:

This thesis aims to compare the method of indicating time in Thai and Vietnamese, clarifying the similarities and differences between the two languages, through the method of indicating time. In the scope of Nouns indicating time. The time words mentioned in this thesis are collected from the Thai Dictionary and the Vietnamese Dictionary, as well as through the means of interviewing native speakers. Using the criteria of time and period for analysis. If we comment on the semantic aspect, we can divide the methods of indicating time into; ways of determining time in a day and ways of determining time in a day, month, year.

In Thai and Vietnamese, the way to determine the time of day is quite similar, that is, indicating time: by numbers based on the clock; based on natural phenomena; based on human actions or animal actions; based on landmarks: past - present - future. And they are different in some detailed contents.

The methods of determining days - months - years in the two languages ​​have similarities: 1) The way of indicating days of the week, indicating days in the monthly cycle according to the lunar and solar calendars, indicating days (festivals) in the annual cycle according to the lunar and solar calendars, 2) The way of determining "months" in the annual cycle according to the lunar and solar calendars, the way of indicating months according to seasons. In Vietnamese, there is a way of indicating months according to human activities, but not in Thai. 3) The way of determining "years" according to the lunar calendar system is the year of the 12 zodiac animals and the year according to the solar calendar system, Vietnamese people base it on the year AD while Thai people base it on the year of the Buddhist calendar. In addition, both languages ​​also have ways of indicating days, weeks, months, and years according to landmarks: past - present - future and characteristics: beginning - middle - end.

Regarding duration, both Thai and Vietnamese have: 1) definite duration using numerals combined with other lexical units indicating time. 2) indefinite duration expressing time meaning from short time to long time.

The research results show that Thai and Vietnamese languages ​​have a rich and diverse way of indicating time. They collect and create many lexical units expressing the meaning of time for use in daily activities. That reflects their subjective perception of the objective world, the relationship between language and thinking, and the uniqueness of time perception of users of the two languages: Thai and Vietnamese.

11. Practical application:

The results of the thesis can be applied in the main areas of teaching Thai and Vietnamese as a foreign language, translating bilingual literary works, especially Thai and Vietnamese. In compiling Thai-Vietnamese, Vietnamese-Thai comparative dictionaries. Or it can be added to the content of Thai language teaching books for Vietnamese people as well as Vietnamese language teaching books for Thai people. So that learners have more foreign language textbooks to look up in their studies.

12. Further research directions:

If we have the conditions and time, we will study another aspect of time words, which is the structure of the two Thai and Vietnamese languages ​​in this group of words, in order to provide a deeper insight into the way of expressing the cultural and social characteristics of the two countries.

13. Published works related to the thesis: (none)

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: SupawadiTamnikrai 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: June 3, 1983 4. Place of birth: MahaSarakham, Thailand.

5. Admission decision number: 2808/2016/QD-XHNV-SĐH August 18, 2016 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: (None)

7. Official thesis title: The Comparison of Method of indicating Time in Thai and Vietnamese.

8. Major: Linguistics Code: 60.22.02.40

9. Supervisors: Asst. Prof. Dr. Pham Hung Viet

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

This thesis studies and compares method of indicating time between Thai and Vietnamese, clarifying similarities and differences of the two languages, through the method of indicating time. Within nouns indicating time. Words indicating time given in this thesis are collected from Thai Dictionary and Vietnamese Dictionary, as well as by means of questionnaire interviews with native speakers. Use the point of time and period of time for analysis. If semantic comments can be divided into time methods; ways to determine the time in a day, month and year.

In Thai and Vietnamese, there is a way of determining the time of day in a fairly similar way, ie, the time: in numerals shown on the clock; based on natural phenomena; based on human actions or animal actions; based on: past - present - future. And they are different in some details.

The method of identifying dates-months-years in the two languages ​​​​is similar: 1) Method to determine days in a week in month cycle by lunar or calendar, festival days by lunar and calendar 2) Method to determine "month" in year cycle by lunar or calendar, month in a season. In Vietnamese there are only months by human activity which does not exist in Thai. 3) Way to determine "year" by lunar system including 12 animals and year by calendar, the Vietnamese is based on the year of the Christian calendar and the Thai is based on the Buddhist calendar. In addition, both languages ​​​​are available to indicate day, week, month, year by using the past- present-future and begin – middle – last.

For t period of time, both Thai and Vietnamese have: 1) the period determine use of numbers in combination with other vocabularies indicating time 2) indefinite period signifying meaning of time from short time to long time.

Based on the research results, Thai and Vietnamese show that the time allocation method is quite rich and various. They collect, create multiple units of vocabulary expressing the meaning of time for use in daily activities. That has reflected subjective perception of the objective world, the relationship between language and thinking, and the specificity of time awareness of bilingual users: Thai and Vietnamese.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The results of the thesis can be applied in the main fields of teaching Thai and Vietnamese as a foreign language. The translation of bilingual literature is in Thai and Vietnamese. In the compilation of Thai - Vietnamese, Vietnamese - Thai dictionary. Or maybe add content in Thai language books for Vietnamese as well as Vietnamese language books for Thai people. In order for learners to have additional foreign language textbooks to study in learning.

12. The future research:

If conditions and time are available, we will study to another aspect of the words indicating time, that is structure of the two Thai-Vietnamese languages ​​​​in this group, to give more insight into how to express the cultural and social characteristics of the two countries.

13. Thesis-related publications: (None)