TTLV: Comparing the symbolism of the 12 zodiac animals in Vietnamese and Korean proverbs.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Son Sun Yeong

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: June 16, 1988

4. Place of birth: South Korea

5. Decision on student admission No. 1499/QD-XHNV-SDH dated August 6, 2012, 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:Comparing the symbolism of the 12 zodiac animals in Vietnamese and Korean proverbs.

8. Major: Linguistics Code: 60.22.02.40

9. Scientific supervisor:Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Hiep- Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Institute of Linguistics - Institute of Linguistics

10. Summary of thesis results:

Collect all proverbs related to the 12 zodiac animals of Vietnam and Korea, including 15 animals: rat, buffalo, tiger, cat, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, pig, cow, rabbit, and sheep.

Proverbs are classified into three groups: those with similar meanings, those with similar meanings, and those with completely different meanings.

Comparing proverbs to identify similarities and differences between proverbs of the two countries.

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13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Candidate's name: Son Sun Yeong 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: June 16, 1988 4. Place of birth: South Korea

5. Offer granted on Decision 1499/QD-XHNV-SĐH by The rector of the Social Sciences and Humanities University, Hanoi National University dated 6^thAugust 2012

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title: Compare proverbs related to “12 - year cycle of the Chinese zodiac” in Vietnamese and Korean

8. Specialty: Linguistics Code number: 60.22.02.40

9. Supervisor: Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Hiep - Social Sciences and Humanities University, Hanoi National University - Institute of Linguistics

10. Summary of findings:

Collect all Vietnamesese and Korean proverb which related to “12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac” including 15 animals are: mouse, buffalo, tiger, cat, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, chicken, dog, pig, cow, rabbit, sheep.

Classify the proverbs into 3 groups: Same kind near meaning, different kind near meaning, different kind different meaning

Analyze the symbols of Vietnamesese and Korean proverbs, what's similar and different.

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13. Other related research studies/publications: None