In commemoration of the 120th anniversary of the birth of the great President Ho Chi Minh and the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, on April 17th, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Faculty of Linguistics, in collaboration with the Vietnam Linguistics Association, organized the 2010 National Linguistics Conference.With the theme "Linguistics and Languages in Vietnam," this scientific conference serves as a forum for linguists to present their latest research findings and discuss issues of interest in linguistics, Vietnamese linguistics, the languages and cultures of ethnic minorities in Vietnam, the Hanoi dialect, and the language of President Ho Chi Minh.
157 scientific papers were submitted, and nearly 200 delegates and researchers from Vietnam and abroad attended the Conference. At the plenary session, following the opening speech by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Duc Nghieu (Vice Rector of the university, co-chair of the organizing committee) and the welcoming speech by Prof. Dr. Le Quang Thiem (President of the Vietnam Linguistics Association, co-chair of the organizing committee), the Conference heard and discussed three papers by scientists: -
Lessons on the application of satirical language in Ho Chi Minh's political writings.By Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Tat Thang, Hue University of Science.
A Nôm translation from the early Lý Dynasty: Selling "The Sutra on the Great Repayment of Parental Kindness"By Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tai Can, presented by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Duc Nghieu on his behalf.
Some notes on adjective modifiers in Vu Bang's "Delicious Dishes of Hanoi"by Dr. Nguyen Thi Nhung, Thai Nguyen University. Following the plenary session, the conference discussed in-depth topics in 5 subcommittees:
- Subcommittee A: Linguistics and Vietnamese Linguistics
- Subcommittee B: Native and Foreign Languages
- Subcommittee C: Hanoi Studies and Languages of Ethnic Minorities
- Subcommittee D: Language and Culture
- Subcommittee E: Language and Literature
Over 40 reports were presented in the subcommittees, many of which attracted significant attention and lively discussion from delegates and researchers, such as:
The contemporary language and culture of Hanoi from the perspective of urbanization.(Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Khang, Institute of Linguistics)
The corresponding tones of ancient Sino-Vietnamese and Sino-Vietnamese words contribute to explaining the origin of Vietnamese tones.(Prof. Dr. Tran Tri Doi, Department of Linguistics, Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities)
From culture shock to linguistic interaction(Nguyen Van Chien, Thang Long University)
Through a survey of agricultural terms in Nghe Tinh, we reflect on the relationship between occupational terms and dialects and the national language.(Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Trong Canh, Vinh University), etc. Many reports by young lecturers and researchers who are postgraduate students or doctoral candidates at universities and research institutes were also presented at the Conference and were highly appreciated:
"Moon" in English and "trăng" in Vietnamese: A linguistic and cultural exploration.(Le Thi Phuong Anh, Open University);
Comparing tones in Chinese and Vietnamese(Mong Lam, China University of Foreign Trade and Foreign Studies, PhD candidate of the Department of Linguistics), etc. Over the years, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and its Department of Linguistics have organized many national and international scientific conferences and seminars on linguistics and Vietnamese linguistics with high scientific quality, highly appreciated by experts such as: the 6th International Conference on "Inter-Asian Linguistics" (November 2004, in collaboration with the Institute of Linguistics), the Conference on "Linguistic Issues: Ho Chi Minh's Language - Hanoi Language with Vietnamese Language and Culture" (November 2007, in collaboration with the Hanoi Linguistics Association), the 2nd International Conference on "Research and Teaching of Vietnamese and Chinese Language and Culture in East Asia and Southeast Asia" (November 2009, in collaboration with Guangxi Nationalities University). In his concluding remarks at the Conference, Professor... Le Quang Thiem - President of the Vietnam Linguistics Association - highly appreciated the success of the 2010 National Linguistics Conference, especially its scientific quality, academic value, and practical value. He also thanked the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Faculty of Linguistics for creating all the conditions for the conference's success.
