TTLV: Modal expressions in the works of three writers: Thạch Lam, Vũ Bằng, and Tô Hoài

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Pham Thi Nhung  

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: April 6, 1991

4. Place of birth: Sao Do, Chi Linh, Hai Duong

5. Decision on student admission No. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 30, 2013, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process:

- Completed the university preparatory course for the postgraduate entrance exam, March 12, 2015

- The study period has been extended by 12 months, from January 2016 to December 2016.

7. Thesis title:Modal expressions in the works of three writers: Thạch Lam, Vũ Bằng, and Tô Hoài.

8. Major: Linguistics Code: 60.22.02.40

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Trinh Cam LanDepartment of Linguistics, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Hanoi

10. Summary of the thesis results:

- The thesis identifies the basic formal and semantic-functional characteristics of modal phrases in the works of three writers: Thạch Lam, Vũ Bằng, and Tô Hoài.

- Analyses based on linguistic data from the works of the three writers Thach Lam, Vu Bang, and To Hoai have revealed distinctive features in the communication style of Hanoi people and contributed to enriching research on the Hanoi dialect.

11. Practical applications:

- The research findings of this thesis contribute to helping each individual use modal phrases appropriately to achieve high effectiveness in practical communication.

- This thesis is a research document for students and trainees majoring in Linguistics, delving into the field of dialectology (the spoken language of Hanoi).

12. Future research directions:

This study examines the role of modal phrases in the communication of Hanoians based on specific perspectives, such as those from the perspective of politeness theory.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Pham Thi Nhung 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: April 6, 1991 4. Place of birth: Sao Do, Chi Linh town, Hai Duong Province

5. Admission decision number: 2298/2013/QD-XHNV-SĐH Dated December 30, 2013 by Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University (Ha Noi).

6. Changes in academic process:

- Complete all subjects supplement for entrace master examination March 12, 2015.

- Thesis's Extension Time: 12 months, from 1/2016 to 12/2016

7. Master thesis title: Locution in the literature of three writers Thach Lam, Vu Bang, To Hoai.

8. Major: Vietnamese Linguistics Code: 60.22.02.40

9. Supervisors: Associate Professor. Doctor. Trinh Cam Lan, Faculty of Vietnamese Linguistics, University of Social Sciences and Humanity, Vietnam National University.

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

- The thesis shows basic form and semantic characteristics – locution operating in the literature of three writers Thach Lam, Vu Bang, and To Hoai.

- Analytics that based on corpus of the literature of three writers Thach Lam, Vu Bang, and To Hoai showed characteristics in the communication style of the Hanoi and enriched the study of Hanoi communication.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis's result supported to everyone using the locution to achieve high efficiency in practical communication.

The thesis is study material for students in Vietnamese Linguistics.

12. Further research directions, if any:

Investigation the role of locution in Hanoi communication based on the specific point, such as theory of politeness.

13. Thesis-related publications: No