Nghiên cứu uyển ngữ về cái chết và tình dục trong thơ tiếng Anh và tiếng Việt từ góc độ văn hóa

Luận văn thạc sĩ nghiên cứu vnu ulis euphemism of death and sex in english and vietnamese poems from cultural perspective, đánh giá hiện trạng, phân tích vấn đề, đề xuất biện pháp

2019

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Phí lưu trữ

35 Point

Mục lục chi tiết

DECLARATION OF AUTHORSHIP

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABSTRACT

1. CHƯƠNG 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1. The aim and objectives of the study

1.2. The significance of the research

1.3. The research method

1.4. The structure of the study

2. CHƯƠNG 2: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1. Features of euphemism across cultures

2.2. Sex and death euphemisms in review

2.3. Death euphemisms in English and Vietnamese

2.4. Sex euphemisms in English and Vietnamese

2.5. Sex and death euphemisms from a cultural perspective

2.6. Research approach and method

2.7. Data collection procedure

2.8. Data analysis procedure

4. CHƯƠNG 4: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

4.1. Death euphemisms used in English and Vietnamese poems

4.2. Sex euphemisms used in English and Vietnamese poems

4.3. Limitations and further research

LIST OF TABLES

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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES LÊ THỊ THUÝ AN EUPHEMISM OF DEATH AND SEX IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE POEMS FROM CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE (Uyển ngữ về cái chết và tình dục trong thơ tiếng Anh và tiếng Việt nhìn từ góc độ văn hoá) MINOR MASTER THESIS Major: English Linguistics Code: 8220201.01 HANOI - 2019 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES LÊ THỊ THUÝ AN EUPHEMISM OF DEATH AND SEX IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE POEMS FROM CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE (Uyển ngữ về cái chết và tình dục trong thơ tiếng Anh và tiếng Việt nhìn từ góc độ văn hoá) MINOR MASTER THESIS Major: English Linguistics Code: 8220201. Huỳnh Anh Tuấn HANOI - 2019 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com DECLARATION OF AUTHORSHIP I, Le Thi Thuy An, hereby state that, this minor thesis is the result of my own research and all the materials in this study which is not my own work has been identified and acknowledged. I also state that the substance of the thesis has not, wholly or in part, been submitted for any degree to any other universities or institutions. Huỳnh Anh Tuấn Lê Thị Thuý An i LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This research has been accomplished with the support and encouragement of many people. Hence, I hereby would like to express my appreciation to all of them. In the first place, I would like to express my deepest thanks to my supervisor, Dr. Huỳnh Anh Tuấn, for his valuable assistance and guidance throughout my research. Also, I am greatly indebted to all the professors and staff of the Faculty of Post - Graduate Studies for their meaningful lessons and precious support thanks to which I was able to overcome obstacles during the time my research was carried out. Last but not least, I owe a great debt of gratitude to my beloved family whose support and encouragement have always been a great deal of motivation that has helped me to overcome all problems to complete my thesis. ii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ABSTRACT Euphemism is a linguistic device to express emotions, ideas and transmit attitudes in a more neutral way. Besides, euphemism, as a universal phenomenon, is culturally specific. This study aims at investigating the use of euphemisms of death and sex in English and Vietnamese poems. Specifically, the study seeks to explore how death and sex euphemisms are used in poems and identify the similarities and differences in their use from a cultural perspective. The research employed the descriptive and contrastive method in analyzing the data and adopted a qualitative approach. The data analysis demonstrates that both English and Vietnamese euphemism is employed as face-keeping and taboo-avoiding function. However, in English death is more perceived as relief, peace, a sleep, a reunion or an end while in Vietnamese, death is perceived as a heroic loss or a natural force. Sex in English is often perceived as a war and function. Whereas, in Vietnamese, sex is often conceptualized as nature and companionship. Keywords: euphemism, dysphemism, poems, cultural perspective iii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION OF AUTHORSHIP . iii TABLE OF CONTENTS . iv LIST OF TABLES . vi Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION. The aim and objectives of the study . The significance of the research . The research method. The structure of the study .3 Chapter 2 LITERATURE REVIEW . Features of euphemism across cultures . Sex and death euphemisms in review . Death euphemisms in English and Vietnamese . Sex euphemisms in English and Vietnamese . Sex and death euphemisms from a cultural perspective . Research approach and method . Data collection procedure . Data analysis procedure .24 iv LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com Chapter 4 FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION .1 Death euphemisms used in English and Vietnamese poems .2 Sex euphemisms used in English and Vietnamese poems . Death euphemisms used in Engish and Vietnamese poems . Sex euphemisms used in English and Vietnamese poems . Limitations and further research . I v LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com LIST OF TABLES Table 1: How death and sex euphemisms are used in English and Vietnamese poems .24 Table 2: Similarities in the use of death and sex euphemisms in English and Vietnamese poems .25 Table 3: Differences in the use of death and sex euphemisms in English and Vietnamese poems .25 Table 4: Death euphemisms used in English and Vietnamese poems .32 Table 5: Sex euphemisms used in English and Vietnamese poems.42 Table 6: Euphemisms of sex as a companionship.48 vi LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1. Rationales Euphemism is a common linguistic phenomenon in all languages. Eversince the beginning of the world, people have tried to make themselves understood and to understand others to communicate; they have used all forms of communication, and in time words or written signs as well as spoken forms have become more and more specialized and complete. Words, along with human evolution and development, have been endowed with power, ideology and social change. This is what has been called the social construction of reality. Therefore, words interpret the whole of our experience and carry an entire upload of cultural and social-bound significance. 55) went on to say that language and culture are inseparable from each other. As an inalienable part of language, euphemism bears the mark of culture. He continues that it can be easily tracked in our conversation and they reflect different levels of culture and various patterns of culture. To some extent, euphemism is a mirror of culture. It is in that sense that euphemism, a special kind of words, as a medium of communication, is chosen to investigate in the light of cultural perspective in English and Vietnamese poems. In so far, we have discussed that language demonstrates culture and the use of euphemism is different from culture to culture. Therefore, cultural differences may lead to communication breakdown (Daim et al., 2012), and there exists a need to study euphemism in cultural contrastive analysis of English and Vietnamese poems. For years, study of euphemism in English and Vietnamese poems has been neglected, meanwhile, euphemism is not only a social phenomenon, but also a lingual phenomenon (Pan, 2013, p. Studying English euphemism in comparison 1 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com with Vietnamese one may bring to light the similarities and differences in the two languages and cultures, which seeks to help EFL learners understand and have better use of English. This may also help EFL learners to have confidence in cross- cultural communication. What is more, in Vietnam, there has been a neglect of research into the politeness strategies in cross-cultural communication in English and Vietnamese. This present study seeks to propose some suggestions on using euphemism to prevent communication breakdown. As an English teacher, the author would love to contribute to the understanding of euphemism, thus promote smooth communication based on cultural contrastive analysis of English and Vietnamese poems. In conclusion, the study attempts to investigate the euphemistic forms of English and Vietnamese poems from a contrastive analytical perspective, from the perspectives of various scholars working on euphemism and its elements and issues. The aim and objectives of the study This study aims at investigating the use of euphemisms of death and sex in English and Vietnamese poems. Specifically, the study seeks to explore how death and sex euphemisms are used in the poems and identify the similarities and differences in their use from a cultural perspective. Research questions This present study seeks to answer the following research questions (RQ): 1. How are euphemisms of death and sex used in English and Vietnamese poems? 2. What are the similarities and differences in the use of euphemisms of death and sex in English and Vietnamese poems from a cultural perspective? 1. The significance of the research In so doing, this study contributes important insights into cross-cultural communication both in sociolinguistic and socio-cultural aspects of the use of euphemism. This also hopes to enhance cross-cultural motivation, including 2 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com politeness strategies, cultural values and conventional awareness and harmonious communication. No research is able to represent precisely and accurately all the features of the entire target population (Charles, 1998). This research is no exception and it is limited to the analysis of euphemistic expressions on two topics: death and sex. It is because human interaction in any type of situation usually avoids anything unpleasant or embrassing. Euphemism has, therefore, flourished across multiple themes and topics, which causes difficulties in choosing more topics for analysis in the scope of a minor thesis. The research method This study employs a qualitative approach, which involves collecting, analyzing and interpreting qualitative data in a single study. This employment is adopted because qualitative data may provide a deep examination of a phenomenon of interest and the results can be described in relationships among variables, meanwhile, contrastive description of the data is needed to give a clear picture of the data in the results of the comparative analysis. The data are twenty poems from the two websites poets.org and thivien.net with the following data collection criteria: (1) the article must have at least one case of euphemism; (2) the articles belong to two topics, namely death and sex. The structure of the study This present study begins with a brief introduction of euphemism and euphemism in relation of cultural perspective. The research problems are justified to set aims and objectives of the study. The research gaps in the local context are highlighted to explain the significance of the study. A focus on the research questions is explained thoroughly in connection with the scope of the study to narrow down the research problems and prove the feasibility of the study. Last but not least, a list of guidelines for the method of the study is proposed to guide through the study. 3 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com In chapter 1, the author reviews the extant literature and research that motivates, generates and locates the research gaps, and furthermore, sets up the background for the entire study. Chapter 2 depicts the social background of Vietnamese and English cultures on euphemistic expressions and methodological approaches adopted in this study. It also reviews the previous studies. Chapter 3 presents the research questions, the data and the research method employed. The analytical framework is also discussed. In Chapter 4, key findings and discussion are presented. A detailed account and interpretation of the findings is presented in reference to research questions and in relation to previous relevant research findings, which makes the findings of this study reliable and valid. At the end of this present study, conclusion should summarize the study findings; focus on theoretical and practical implications as well as the limitations of the study. This thesis presents a critical examination of the core features of euphemism and dysphemism and their cultural differences in English and Vietnamese. 4 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com Chapter 2 LITERATURE REVIEW The literature review is essential for any research due to the fact that its function is to explore the background knowledge from existing information in the field of the research question, to explore previous findings and to view the interpretation of the findings (Charles, 1998). To acquire an understanding of the general concept of euphemism, it is important to analyze the way people perceive euphemism in section 2.1 before considering how euphemism is psychologically created in section 2.3 presents the features of euphemism of death and sex in English and Vietnamese poems in details and analyzes the relationships between euphemism and culture.4 reviews previous findings on the topics of euphemisms of death and sex.

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