University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU Hanoi

Professor Vu Duc Nghieu

I.General information

• Year of birth: 1954.
• E-mail:nghieuvd@vnu.edu.vn
• Highest academic degree: PhD (1996)
• Highest academic title: Professor (2012)

• Main research areas: Linguistic theory, Vietnamese linguistics, Language teaching.

1. Historical Vietnamese Grammar: Words and Phrases. Hanoi National University Publishing House, 2020.
2. Woodblock prints of Vinh Nghiem Pagoda and Bo Da Pagoda: Directions for preserving and promoting the value of this heritage.(Co-authored and edited). Hanoi National University Publishing House, 2018.
3. Historical Vietnamese: A retrospective reference(Co-authored). Literature Publishing House, 2018
4. Vietnam in History and Transformation.(Co-authored). Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, 2016.
5. Standards for assessing Vietnamese language proficiency of international learners.(Co-authored). Vietnam National University, Hanoi Publishing House, 2015.
6. Historical Vietnamese before the 20th century: key issues.(Co-authored). Hanoi National University Publishing House, 2015.
7. Perspective on the Native Language and the Establishment of Linguistics in East Asia during the Transitional Period to the Modern Age.(Co-authored).Samyong, Korea. 2015.
8. A brief history of Vietnamese vocabulary.Vietnam Education Publishing House, Hanoi, 2011.
9. Introduction to Linguistics.(Co-authored, editor-in-chief). Vietnam National University, Hanoi Publishing House, 2009.
10. A Brief History of Vietnamese Linguistics(Co-authored).Education Publishing House, Hanoi, 2005; reprinted, 2017.
11. Learn Vietnamese on Television,VTV4 program, Vietnam Television, 2000-2001-2002-2003.
12. Handbook of Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary (elementary school level)(Co-authored). The World Publishing House, Hanoi, 1999.
13. Fundamentals of Linguistics and the Vietnamese Language(Co-authored). University and Vocational High School Publishing House, Hanoi, 1990. 12th reprint, Hanoi, 2007.

1. “Negation and Polar Questions in Vietnamese: present and Past”.Taiwan Journal of Linguistics.2024. Vol 22.1, 67-87 pp. (Co-authored by Tue Trinh and Trang Phan).
2. “Do so-called classifiers in Vietnamese categorize nouns ?”Researching and Applying Linguistics and Vietnamese Language Studies. Geolinguistic Society of Japan. 2023.339-378 pp.
3. ""Traces of ancient Vietnamese language in several Nôm texts carved on woodblocks at Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda and Bổ Đà Pagoda, Bắc Giang province."Buddhist cultural space of Bac Giang (Tay Yen Tu).Hanoi National University Publishing House. 2023, pp. 556–573.
4. "Looking back at the Vietnamese Quốc ngữ script during its creation and at the time of 1651."Language, No. 8, 2022, pp. 3-17.
5. "A turning point in Nguyen Tai Can's thinking on the central element of noun phrases." In the book:Nguyen Tai Can: Thought, Works, and Memories. National University of Hanoi Publishing House; 2021. pp. 252-267
6. "Semantic changes and the grammaticalization of certain words as auxiliary elements in Vietnamese predicates.”. Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 5, No. 6 (2019), pp. 660-684.
7. “Vietnamese initial consonant clusters in Quoc Ngu documents from the 17^thto early 19^thcenturies. Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society.JSEALS12.1 (2019): 143-162. ISSN: 1836-6821. DOI: http://hdl.handle.net/10524/52448. University of Hawaiʼi Press. (Link:https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/jseals/)
8. "Further comments on Vietnamese verb phrases and verb phrases." Language, p. 4. 2019.
9. "Looking back fromfemaleexport only"In Vietnamese noun phrases through linguistic data from the time of Old Vietnamese to the present." Language, Vol. 1, 2019, pp. 3-23.
10. "How should abbreviations be read/spoken?". Preserving the purity of the Vietnamese language in mass media. Information and Communication Publishing House; Hanoi, 2019; Volume 2, pp. 164-175.
11. "Combination of unit nouns"female,child"When acting as the center of a noun phrase with the limiting modifier being an animal/inanimate noun from Old Vietnamese to the 20th century." Language, Vol. 12, 2017, pp. 3-12 & Vol. 1, 2018, pp. 3-14.
12. "Differences in the center of ancient and modern Vietnamese noun phrases compared to the present day"Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities,University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vol. 3, No. 3 (June 2017), pp. 276-291.
13. "The structure of Vietnamese verb phrases in the text 'Buddha's Discourse on the Great Repayment of Parental Kindness'"International Conference Proceedings""Vietnamese Linguistics: 30 Years of Innovation and Development"Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi, 2017, pp. 745-770.
14. "The word 'VERY' and the structures {very + Noun}, {Adjective + very} in some Nôm texts of the 15th-19th centuries" (co-authored with Trần Trọng Dương)Han Nom Journal, p.5, 2017.
15. "Identifying the value of the woodblock collection at Vinh Nghiem Pagoda and Bo Da Pagoda in Bac Giang province"Proceedings of the conference "Preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of Truc Lam Buddhism"",Journal of Cultural Studies,No. 6/2016.
16. "Manifestation of the transformation process of initial consonant clusters bl, ml, mnh, tl in Vietnamese Quốc ngữ texts from the 17th to early 19th centuries"Language Journal,Issue 4, 2016, pp. 3-17
17. "Historical phonetic changes in Vietnamese word formation"Language Magazine, No. 6, 2015, pp. 3-16.
18. "Two important milestones in the study of the origins of the Vietnamese language,"Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities,University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, No. 1/2015, pp. 64-75.
19. "The story of the two letters I and Y in Vietnamese spelling is not insignificant."Journal of Lexicography and Encyclopedia, No. 3, May 2015, pp. 13-19.
20. "Adding further insights into the origins of what are called 'compound words' in the Vietnamese language."Proceedings of the scientific conference"Vietnamese Studies: Aspects of Traditional CultureSocial Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi, 2015, pp. 1057-1070.
21. "Historical phonetic changes in Vietnamese word formation"Language Magazine, No. 6, 2015, pp. 3-16.
22. "The late 19th and early 20th centuries were a pivotal period for Vietnamese linguistics and Vietnamese language studies."Research and teaching of Vietnamese and Chinese languages ​​and cultures.Vietnam National University, Hanoi Publishing House, 2014, pp. 346-359.
23. "Evidence of the initial sound */ɓ/ in some texts written in the Vietnamese Quốc ngữ script from the 17th to the early 19th centuries"Language Magazine, No. 9, 2014, pp. 32-44.
24. "The structure of Vietnamese noun phrases in the text 'Buddha's Discourse on the Great Sutra of Repaying the Gratitude to Parents'",Language Magazine, No. 1, 2014, pp. 3-19.
25. "The late 19th and early 20th centuries were a pivotal period for Vietnamese linguistics and Vietnamese language studies."Research and teaching of Vietnamese and Chinese languages ​​and cultures.Vietnam National University, Hanoi Publishing House, 2014, pp. 346-359.
26. "The phenomenon of word repetition in some Nôm texts from the Old and Middle Vietnamese periods" (co-authored with Trần Hương Thục)Language Magazine, No. 3/2012, pp. 13-28.
27. "Function words in 17th-century Vietnamese in three texts written in Quốc ngữ script"Language and cultural issues,Proceedings of the scientific conference, Information and Communications Publishing House, 2012, pp. 354-379.
28. "Some survey results on archaic words in Old and Middle Vietnamese," Proceedings of the International ConferenceTraining and research in linguistics in Vietnam: theoretical and practical issues.Vietnam National University, Hanoi Publishing House, 2011, pp. 732-748.
29. "Literary vocabulary of the Old Vietnamese period: Some characteristics in its formation and development"Language Magazine, No. 11/2011, pp. 30-46.
30. "Some preliminary survey results on ancient Vietnamese vocabulary in some Nôm works,"Language Magazine, No. 5/2011, pp. 8-24.
31. "A survey of archaic words in three texts written in the Vietnamese Quốc ngữ script in the 17th century"Science Journal, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vol. 26, No. 4/2010, pp. 183-197.
32. "Empty words in the phonetic transcription of Truyền kì mạn lục" (Tales of the Strange and Mysterious).Language Magazine, No. 11/2010, pp. 15-25.
33. "The Integration of Chinese Words into the Vietnamese Language", Journal of the Research Institute for World Languages ​​- Osaka University. No. 4, September 2010. 133-147 pp. (Presented at The 7th Pan-Asiatic International Symposium on Languages ​​and Linguistics December 5-6, 2008. Guangzou, China).
34. "Some differences in vocabulary and grammar of Vietnamese in three texts written in the Quốc ngữ script in the 17th century"Language Magazine, No. 5/2010; pp. 1-14.
35. “Semantic structure and passive meaning of được, bị, phải in Vietnamese and ban, trǝ̌w in Khmer”Science Journal,Vietnam National University, Hanoi. Volume 25, No. 5E, 2009. 46-56 pp.
36. "The development of Vietnamese vocabulary in the second half of the 20th century as seen through the materials of several dictionaries"Language Magazine, No. 11/2009, pp. 22-36; andProceedings of the international conference "Research and Teaching of Vietnamese and Chinese Languages ​​and Cultures in East Asia and Southeast Asia",Vietnam National University, Hanoi Publishing House, pp. 359-374.
37. "The Implied Meaning of Praise and Criticism of People in Vietnamese Idioms" (co-authored with Nguyen Thi Dung)Science Journal, volume 25, number 2, 2009, pp. 80-93.Criticizing and Praising Man Implication of Vietnamese Idioms. Presented at International Conference on Vietnamese Studies. Hanoi, Dec. 2008).
38. "Channels for acquiring and accumulating vocabulary for Chinese learners of Vietnamese,"Language Magazine, No. 11, 2008, pp. 41-47.
39. "Vietnamese vocabulary units expressing psychology, will, and emotions that include elements referring to parts of the human body."Science Journal, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vol. 23, No. 3, 2007, pp. 156-163.
40. "Some observations on advertising language in Vietnamese newspapers at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries" (co-authored with Dinh Van Duc and Duong Hong Nhung)Journal of Social Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, No. 1, 2007, pp. 1-12.
41. "Function words in 15th-century Vietnamese in the Quoc Am Thi Tap and Hong Duc Quoc Am Thi Tap"Language Magazine, No. 12, 2006, pp. 1-14.
42. "Adding further comments on the grammar and semantics of two types of noun phrases: watermelon seed..., a watermelon seed..."Linguistic problems,Vietnam National University, Hanoi Publishing House, 2006, pp. 106-119.
43. "Monosyllabic and monosyllabic development, and polysyllabic and polysyllabic development in the development of the Vietnamese language"Proceedings of the International Conference on Pan-Asian Languages ​​and Linguistics,Hanoi, November 2005, pp. 202-213.Monosyllabism, monosyllablization and polysyllabism, polysyllablization during Vietnamese developing process. Presented at the 6th Pan-Asiatic International Symposium on Linguistics. Hanoi, November 2005).
44. "Some aspects of Vietnamese word formation need to be re-evaluated."Language Magazine, No. 11, 2004, pp. 11-22.
45. "Some consequences of the monosyllabic and polysyllabic trends in the development of the Vietnamese language,"Language Magazine, No. 2, 2004, pp. 11-20.
46. "Compare the semantics and grammar of 'được', 'bị', 'phải' in Vietnamese with 'ban', 't'râw' in Khmer,"Language Magazine, Issue 3, 2002, pp. 13-24.
47. "Grammar and semantics of two types of noun phrases: watermelon seed ..., a watermelon seed ... Language, No. 11, 2001, pp. 26-30."
48. “The degrees of similarity and divergence of a paronymy phenomenon in Vietnamese”, Vietnamese Studies, The Gioi Publishing House, Hanoi, 2001, Volume V, pp. 297-303.
49. "The second half of the 20th century - a period of research into the history of the Vietnamese language"Language Magazine, No. 5, 2001, pp. 34-42.
50. "Looking back at the study of the origins of the Vietnamese language through works from the first half of the 20th century"Language Magazine, No. 10, 2000, pp. 28-38.
51. "Vietnamese coordinate disyllabic vocabulary units in the context of several Southeast Asian languages"Language Magazine, No. 5, 1999, pp. 22-34.
52. "Some useful factors for vocabulary accumulation in Vietnamese language learners"Journal of Social Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, No. 3, 1999.
53. "The degrees of similarity and divergence in a type of word group organization in Vietnamese,"Language Magazine, No. 1, 1999, pp. 22-28.
54. "A comparison of the passive and modal meanings of the words 'phải' and 't'râw' in contemporary Vietnamese and Khmer,"Journal of Social Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, No. 2, 1998, pp. 1-6.
55. "Are the testicles mature and the seeds immature?"Language and Life Magazine, issue 11, 1997.
56. "A few brief observations on words with similar meanings and related to each other in the history of initial sounds in Vietnamese,"Language Magazine, No. 3, 1996, pp. 37-39.
57. "On a phenomenon of word formation in Vietnamese,"Science Journal, University of Technology, No. 4, 1991, pp. 50-55.
58. "On a similar phenomenon in Vietnamese vocabulary,"Language Magazine, No. 1, 1990, pp. 54-59.
59. "On the phonetic-semantic shift in certain word groups in Vietnamese,"Linguistic problems concerning Eastern languages,Hanoi, Institute of Linguistics, 1986, pp. 366-369.
60. "The evolution in meaning and function of the word groups "không, chăng, chẳng" from the 15th century to the present day"Science Journal, University of Technology, No. 2, 1986, pp. 55-61.
61. "Some evidence regarding the use of particles in 'Quốc âm thi tập' and 'Hồng Đức Quốc âm thi tập' of the 15th century"Language Magazine, No. 4, 1985, pp. 67-69.
62. "Preliminary observations on the vocabulary situation in the 4th grade history textbook"Problems with textbook language,Volume 3, Hanoi, Education Publishing House, 1983, pp. 49-57.
63. "Some preliminary observations on the language in Nguyen Trai's poetry (through statistical data)" (co-authored with Nguyen Tai Can)Language Magazine, No. 3, 1980, pp. 15-21.

1. Study of the historical grammar of the Vietnamese language (words and phrases).Research project funded by Vietnam National University, Hanoi, code QG.18.51. Completed in 2019.
2. Orientation for preserving and promoting the value of the woodblock collection at Vinh Nghiem and Bo Da temples.State-level independent research project, code number ĐTĐL-G02/2014, completed in March 2017.
3. Develop a set of standards for assessing Vietnamese language proficiency for international learners.(Principal investigator). Research project funded by Vietnam National University, Hanoi, code QG.TĐ 13.17, completed in June 2014.
4. History of Vietnamese vocabulary,Acceptance testing in November 2010.
5. Designing programs and lesson models for teaching Vietnamese to foreigners on television.(Initial program). Research project funded by Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 2003-2005.
6. Experimenting with building a Vietnamese dictionary of similar words.Research project at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2000-2001.

IV. Scholarships and Awards

1. Outstanding research project of the Vietnam National University, 2012.