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.

Compare the symbolic meanings of 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