TTLA: Research on translation equivalence of English-Vietnamese imperative utterances (through comparing the original work “Gone with the wind” and 2 Vietnamese translations)

INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of PhD student: Tran Thi Trung Hieu 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: April 28, 1986 4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh City
5. Decision on recognition of PhD students No. 3551/QD-XHNV, dated December 29, 2017 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in the training process:
- Change topic name
Project title 1: Research on translation equivalence of English-Vietnamese utterances in the control group (through comparing the original “Gone with the wind” and two Vietnamese translations. (December 29, 2017)
Second topic: Research on translation equivalence of English-Vietnamese imperative utterances (through comparing the original work "Gone with the wind" and 2 Vietnamese translations) (July 20, 2021)
New topic name: Research on translation equivalence of English-Vietnamese imperative utterances (through comparing the original work "Gone with the wind" and 2 Vietnamese translations) (October 7, 2021)
- Extend the training period from December 20, 2020 to December 19, 2021 according to Decision No. 1444/QD-XHNV dated August 17, 2020, Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
7. Thesis topic: Research on translation equivalence of imperative utterances in English and Vietnamese (through comparing the original work “Gone with the wind” and 2 Vietnamese translations)
8. Major: Comparative Linguistics 9. Code: 62 22 02 41
10. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Hong Con
11. Summary of new results of the thesis:
In Vietnam, the study of PNCK according to this new approach has only appeared in the last ten years and has attracted much attention. However, this is the first work to study the equivalent translation of PNCK in an English literary work into Vietnamese.
Previously, there were authors who chose the same original and the translation to compare the translation equivalence, but this is the first work to compare the translation of the PNCK of the same English literary work in 2 Vietnamese translations and explain the similarities and differences between the 2 translations from the perspective of language and culture. Obviously, translation (especially literary translation) includes the translator's choice of words or expressions according to their own preferences, style and feelings to inspire the reader. Therefore, different translations of the same text can be very different. They show the style, talent and perception of different translators.
Previous authors focused on studying authentic imperative sentences in Vietnamese, with the central verb being imperative; at the same time, they also used sentences that are in the form of imperatives but the central verb is not imperative, comparing them with authentic imperative sentences. This is also the direction we are interested in, but we will exploit it more specifically in our thesis with the form of direct and indirect imperative sentences, comparing between English and two Vietnamese translations by two different translators to find similarities and differences. This is also a new point of the thesis that has not been paid attention to by previous researchers.
12. Practical application:
The research results of the thesis are reference materials for those who study translation, literary translation from foreign languages ​​and are a useful reference source for teaching and learning translation in modern English teaching and learning. Moreover, the research results are also useful in the practical application of imperative utterances to achieve appropriate imperative purposes in communication.
13. Further research directions:
Due to the limited scope of the thesis, in the process of studying the translation equivalence of English-Vietnamese PNCKs, we found that there are still some issues that need to be further studied: Firstly, the thesis only stopped at surveying and evaluating the translation equivalence according to 4 criteria, but has not studied all the criteria for evaluating equivalence according to the dichotomous pair of form and content. Secondly, the thesis only delves into the case study of the Order subgroup and the Invitation/Suggestion subgroup as one of the typical examples of the competitive and sociable PNCK group. The remaining issue is to study all the subgroups in these two large groups to have the most comprehensive and general view of the translation equivalence of English-Vietnamese PNCKs.
14. Published works related to the thesis:
Vietnamese
1. Tran Thi Trung Hieu (2021), “English PNCKs (suggested group) in the original work “Gone with the wind” by Margaret Mitchell”,Language and Life Magazine(4), pp.36-43.
2. Tran Thi Trung Hieu (2021), “A survey of the translation of competing imperative utterances through the translation of Duong Tuong's "Gone with the Wind",Language and Life Magazine(11a), pp.85-94.
English
1. Tran, H. (2020), “English Requests in “Gone with the wind” – Margaret Mitchell”,Journal of RATTANA PAÑÑĀ, Vol.5 (2), pp. 213-225. Retrieved fromhttps://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/BLJOU/article/view/244719.
2. Tran, H. (2020), “Duong Tuong's Vietnamese Translation of Requests in Gone with the wind”,Yearbook of International Seminars: Translation in Era 4.0: Training, Research and Practice, Hanoi National University Press, pp.505-526.
3. Tran, H. (2021), “English- Vietnamese Request Translation of Duong Tuong and Vu Kim Thu in the novel “Gone with the wind”,American Journal of Educational ResearchVol. 9 (6), pp.376-381.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Tran Thi Trung Hieu 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: April 28, 1986 4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh City
5. Admission decision number: 3551/QD-XHNV dated December 29th, 2017, by the President of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University.
6. Changes in academic process:
- Changes in thesis title
Previous thesis title:
1. A Study on Translation Equivalence of English-Vietnamese Requests of Directives (Collation between the source text “Gone with the wind” and 2 Vietnamese target texts), dated December 29th, 2017
2. A Study on Translation Equivalence of English-Vietnamese Requests (Collation between the source text “Gone with the wind” and 2 Vietnamese target texts), dated July 20th, 2021
Current thesis title: A Study on Translation Equivalence of English-Vietnamese Requests (Comparison between the source text “Gone with the wind” and 2 Vietnamese target texts), dated October 7th, 2021
- Extend the training period from December 20, 2020 to December 19, 2021 according to decision No. 1444/ QD-XHNV dated August 17, 2020 by the President of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University.
7. Official thesis title: A Study on Translation Equivalence of English-Vietnamese Requests (Comparison between the source text “Gone with the wind” and 2 Vietnamese target texts)
8. Major: Comparative and contrastive linguistics 9. Code: 62 22 02 41
10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hong Son
11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:
In Vietnam, it takes over ten years for the study on requests in this new approach and grabs much attention. However, this is the first study to investigate Translation Equivalence of English-Vietnamese Requests in one literary work.
Previously, there was one author who chose the same source text and target text to collate translation equivalence, but this is the first work to compare the translation of requests of the same English literary work in two Vietnamese translations and explain the similarities and differences between two translations from a linguistic and cultural perspectives. obviously, translation (especially literary translation) involves word choice or expressions according to the translators' preferences, styles, and feelings to inspire the readers. Therefore, different translations of the same text can be very different, which shows the unique style, talent and sensibilities of different translators.
The previous authors focused on Vietnamese realistic requests with clear illocutionary force; or sentences in form of requests but without illocutionary force of requests; then, compare them with the real ones. This is also our favorite direction, but in our thesis, we will exploit more specifically the forms of direct and indirect requests, comparing between English source text and two Vietnamese translations of two different translators to find out the similarities and differences. This is also a new point of the thesis that has not been of interest to previous researchers.
12. Practical applicability, if any:
This is a reference for those who study translation and literary transcription from forein languages ​​and a useful source for teaching and learning translation in modern English. Moreover, the findings of our research can be of use in successful daily conversations when making reasonable requests.
13. Further research directions, if any:
Due to the length limit of the thesis, in the process of researching English-Vietnamese request translation equivalence, some issues need to be further studied: First, the thesis has just investigated the translation equivalence according to 4 criteria, not all equivalent evaluation criteria in dichotomous pairs of the form and the content. Second, the thesis just narrows the study on the Order and Suggest subgroups as the representatives of competitive and sociable requests. It remains open to exploit all the subgroups in these large groups to have the overview of how to equivalently translate English requests into Vietnamese.
14. Thesis-related publications:
Vietnamese
1. Tran Thi Trung Hieu (2021), “English Requests (Suggest Subgroup) in “Gone with the wind” by Margaret Mitchell”,Journal of Linguistics and Life(4), pp.36-43.
2. Tran Thi Trung Hieu (2021), “A study on comparative requests translation in “Gone with the wind” by Duong Tuong,Journal of Linguistics and Life(11a), pp.85-94.
English
1. Tran, H. (2020), “English Requests in “Gone with the wind” – Margaret Mitchell”,Journal of RATTANA PAÑÑĀ, Vol.5 (2), pp. 213-225. Retrieved fromhttps://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/BLJOU/article/view/244719.
2. Tran, H. (2020), “Duong Tuong's Vietnamese Translation of Requests in Gone with the wind”,Yearbook of International Seminars: Translation in Era 4.0: Training, Research and Practice, Hanoi National University Press, pp.505-526.
3. Tran, H. (2021), “English- Vietnamese Request Translation of Duong Tuong and Vu Kim Thu in the novel “Gone with the wind”,American Journal of Educational ResearchVol. 9 (6), pp.376-381.