University of Social Sciences and Humanities successfully organized the 5th International Conference on Asian Geographic Linguistics

On behalf of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, there was the participation of Associate Professor, Dr. Dao Thanh Truong - Vice Rector of the school, representatives of the Faculty of Linguistics and representatives of functional departments along with lecturers and researchers from home and abroad.
In his opening speech at the conference, Associate Professor, Dr. Dao Thanh Truong - Vice President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities expressed his sincere thanks to the researchers for their scientific contributions to the success of the conference. The Vice President shared that VNU-USSH is a member of the Vietnam National University, Hanoi - a university ranked in the top of the prestigious international rankings, the leading university in Vietnam in training in the field of social sciences. In particular, the university always focuses on investing and promoting research activities in the field of social sciences, including geography, to contribute to affirming the position of the university on the national and international scientific map.
According to the Vice Rector, the 5th International Conference on Asian Geolinguistics is a fairly new thematic conference, which has received special attention in Vietnam with the emergence of the Geographic Information System (GIS). Therefore, the Conference will contribute to promoting the application of information technology and geographic achievements in linguistic research, Vietnamese linguistics and mapping of Vietnamese languages/dialects. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dao Thanh Truong affirmed that the results obtained from the Conference will also be applied to linguistic research and teaching at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and many other training and research institutions.
The conference took place over 2 days from May 4 to May 5, 2023 in both in-person and online formats, creating maximum conditions for information exchange between scholars, with 21 high-quality reports and studies on geography, language, and people. Of which, VNU-USSH contributed 04 in-depth studies:
1. The geographical distribution of the names for "person" (person/people) of the Mon-Khmer language in Southeast Asia today contributes to proving the original location (homeland) of the Lac Viet people - Prof. Dr. Tran Tri Doi, Faculty of Linguistics, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
2. Characteristics and geographical distribution of kinship variants referring to maternal relations in Son Tay dialect (Hanoi) – Associate Professor, Dr. Trinh Cam Lan, Faculty of Linguistics, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
3. Geographical distribution of place names with the element “ke” in the Northern Delta - Dr. Truong Nhat Vinh, Faculty of Linguistics, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
4. Tones as a criterion for identifying a dialect: the case of Tai Yo through the geographical distribution of tones – Sam Cong Danh, HVCH, Faculty of Linguistics, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
LinguisticsAsia is a strength of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU with many valuable scientific research works. In particular, the Faculty of Linguistics is one of the faculties with the longest tradition of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.Language IndustryIn recent years, the field of study has increasingly developed in the direction of enhancing highly applicable content, thus attracting the attention of many young people. To help students have a comprehensive view of the training program, career opportunities, and development orientation of the industry, USSH Media respectfully introduces the sharing of Associate Professor, Dr. Trinh Cam Lan - Head of the Department of Linguistics, University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
The International Conference on Asian Linguistics (ICAG) is a series that aims to provide a forum for scholars interested in geolinguistics to share new findings and research results. The scope of the field that ICAG is interested in focuses on (1) traditional dialectology or dialectology within a language or language family, (2) geographical studies that incorporate sociolinguistic perspectives, such as those on age, gender, and social class differences, and (3) typological studies of the geographical distribution of languages.
ICAG workshops have organized:
• ICAG-1, 2012 at Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan;
• ICAG-2, 2014 at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand;
• ICAG-3, 2016 at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia; and
• ICAG-4, 2018 at Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
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