1. Full name of PhD student: Tran Thuy An 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: September 25, 1986 4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh
5. Decision on recognition of PhD student No.:
1745/QD-XHNV dated July 13, 2017 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
6. Changes in the training process: Change of scientific advisor for doctoral thesis according to Decision 2100/QD-XHNV dated May 24, 2019; extend the training period from July 13, 2020 to July 13, 2022
7. Thesis topic: Repair in Vietnamese conversational communication
8. Major: Vietnamese Language 9. Code:
66.22.01.02
10. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Thi Thanh Huong
11. Summary of new results of the thesis:
With the aim of clarifying the structural and functional characteristics of corrections in Vietnamese conversational communication, the thesis uses ten natural conversations (each conversation lasts about an hour) of Vietnamese people recorded and videotaped. The recorded and videotaped materials are transcribed meticulously. The transcribed text is carefully reread, combined with listening and reviewing the recorded and videotaped conversations to identify corrections in Vietnamese conversational communication. Surveying and analyzing 400 corrections in the research materials, the thesis obtained the following results:
- Conversational correction is an action that occurs frequently in Vietnamese conversational interactions when problems arise related to speaking, listening and understanding. Vietnamese conversational correction is divided into two main types: speaker-initiated correction (with 242/400 corrections, accounting for 60.5%) and listener-initiated correction (with 158/400 corrections, accounting for 39.5%). This shows that speaker-initiated correction is a common activity and a preferred action in Vietnamese conversational interactions.
- Regarding structure: Corrections in Vietnamese conversational communication often have a three-part structure including: the source of the problem that needs to be corrected; the correction initiation and the correction action. In addition to the above three parts, the correction may have a fourth part (which is the part that affirms the correction in the correction initiated by the speaker, corrected by the listener). Each part of the correction includes many elements or is performed in different ways in each specific type of correction (including: Correction initiated by the speaker, corrected by the speaker; correction initiated by the speaker, corrected by the listener; correction initiated by the listener, corrected by the speaker and correction initiated by the listener, corrected by the listener)
- Regarding function: In addition to the main function of corrections to correct possible problems related to speaking, listening and understanding, corrections in Vietnamese conversational communication (including corrections initiated by the speaker and corrections initiated by the listener) also perform a number of pragmatic functions such as: expressing the speaker's avoidance; expressing the speaker's change in attitude; expressing teasing and humor; expressing disagreement; expressing surprise or expressing the attitude adjustment of the interaction participants.
- Corrections in Vietnamese conversational communication have similarities but also specific details compared to corrections in other languages.
12. Practical application:
The study of corrections in Vietnamese conversational communication will provide a theoretical basis for receiving speech and decoding the interlocutors' utterances for the participants in the communication so that the interaction process takes place effectively and without interruption.
The thesis topic also has practical significance in language teaching (mother tongue teaching and foreign language teaching). The detailed analysis and description of the structure and function of corrections in Vietnamese conversational communication will provide teachers and learners with appropriate strategies when "incidents" arise that require adjustment and clarification, contributing to the most effective process of knowledge transmission and reception.
13. Further research directions:
- Functions of conversational editing: Basically, most of the editing is done with the function of explanation and clarification to ensure that the conversational interaction is not interrupted by sources of trouble arising in the process of speaking, listening and understanding. However, in addition to the function of explanation and clarification, conversational editing is also done with many other pragmatic functions. We will come back to study more about the pragmatic functions of conversational editing in the following studies.
- The impact of social factors on the use of corrections in Vietnamese conversational communication.
14. Published works related to the thesis:
1. Tran Thuy An (2018), "Listener-initiated editing in Vietnamese conversation", Journal of Language (6), pp. 58-70.
2. Vu Thi Thanh Huong, Tran Thuy An (2018), "Teacher-initiated corrections - student corrections in classroom conversational interactions (survey of grades 1-2 in the Gia-rai ethnic minority area, Gia Lai province)", Language Journal (12), pp. 27-41.
3. Tran Thuy An (2019), "Speaker-initiated and self-repair corrections in Vietnamese conversational communication", Proceedings of the conference: Vietnamese language in the context of exchange, integration and development, National Linguistics Conference 2019, Dan Tri Publishing House, pp. 12-20.
4. Sidnell. J, Tran Thuy An, Vu Thi Thanh Huong (2020), “On the division of intersubjective labor in interaction: A preliminary study of other-initiated repair in Vietnamese conversation”, Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society (6), pp. 65-84.
5. Tran Thuy An (2022), "Speaker-initiated and edited speech (in case of editing not in the same turn)", Language Journal (1), pp. 69-80.
6.
Tran Thuy An (2022), "Listener-initiated corrections and corrections in Vietnamese conversational communication", Proceedings of the national scientific conference: Linguistic issues in 2022, Social Sciences Publishing House, pp. 11-26
INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS
- Full name: Tran Thuy An 2. Gender: female
3. Date of birth: September 25, 1986 4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh
5. Admission decision number: 1745/QD-XHNV dated July 13, 2017 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities
6. Changes in academic process: Change of scientific supervisor of doctoral thesis according to Decision 2100/QD-XHNVdated May 24, 2019; extended the training period from July 13, 2020 to July 13, 2022
7. Official thesis title: Repair in Vietnamese conversational
8. Major: Vietnamese language 9. Code: 62.22.01.02
10. Supervisors:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Thi Thanh Huong
11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:
In order to clarify the structural and functional features of the repair in Vietnamese conversational, the thesis uses ten audio and video recorded natural Vietnamese conversations (each conversation has a length of less than one hour). Audio and video recordings are meticulously taped. The transcripts are carefully re-read, combined with listening and reviewing the audio and video recordings of the conversations to identify the repair in Vietnamese conversation. Surveying and analyzing 400 repairs contained in the research documents, the thesis obtains the following results:
- The repair is occurs regularly in Vietnamese conversation whenever trouble sources arise regarding to issues of speaking, listening and understanding. Vietnamese conversation repairs are divided into two main types: self - initiated repair (with 242/400, accounting for 60.5%) and other - initiated repair (with 158/400, accounting for 39.5%). It suggests that self - initiated repair is a common and preferred activity in Vietnamese conversation.
- Regarding to structure: The structure of Vietnamese repair usually includes three parts, including: trouble source; repair initiation and repair itself. In addition to the above three parts, the structure has an additional fourth part (It's the repair completed in the self initiated - other repair, the structure has an additional fourth part, the repair completed). Each of these parts includes many elements or is performed in different ways is performed in different ways in a particular type of repair (these are: self initiated - self repair; self initiated - other repair; other initiated - self repair and other initiated - other repair)
- Regarding to function: In addition to the main function of repair, which is to fix problems that may be related to speaking, listening and understanding, repair in Vietnamese conversation (including self - initiated repair and other - initiated repair) also perform a number of pragmatic functions. Those pragmatic functions are: expressing the avoidance of the speaker; showing a change in the speaker's attitude or expressing jokes or humor; express the dissent; surprise and showing the attitude adjustment of interactive participants
- Repair in Vietnamese conversations not only have similarities but also have specific features with repair in other languages.
12. Practical applicability, if any:
The study of repair in Vietnamese conversational will provide a theoretical basis for receiving speech and decoding the utterances of the interlocutor for the participants in the communication so that the interaction can take place efficiently and without interruption.
The thesis also has practical significance in language teaching (teaching mother tongue and teaching foreign languages). The detailed analysis and description of the structure and function of repair in Vietnamese conversational will provide teachers and learners with appropriate strategies when a "trouble source" arises correction, clarification. That contributes to the process of imparting and receiving knowledge most effectively.
13. Further research direction, if any:
- Functions of repair: Basically, most of the repair are made with the function of explaining and clarifying to ensure that the conversational interaction process is not interrupted by trouble sources arising in the process of speaking, listening and understanding. However, in addition to the function of explaining, clarifying and editing, it is also performed with many other pragmatic functions. We will come back to study more about the pragmatic functions of repair in the future.
- The impact of social factors on the use of repair in Vietnamese conversation.
14. Thesis-related publications:
1. Tran Thuy An (2022), "Initiation of repairs within the other initiated - self repair exchange in Vietnamese conversation", Language (6), pp. 58-70.
2. Vu Thi Thanh Huong, Tran Thuy An (2018), "Teacher-initiated and student-repaired exchanges in primary classroom discourse (Survey of grades 1 - 2 in J'rai areas in Gia Lai province", Language (12), pp. 27-41.
3. Tran Thuy An (2019), "The repair itself in the other-initiated, self-repair in Vietnamese conversation", Proceedings of the 2019 conference on Vietnamese language in the context of exchange, integration and development, Dan Tri Publishing House, pp. 12-20.
4. Sidnell. J, Tran Thuy An, Vu Thi Thanh Huong(2020), “On the division of intersubjective labor in interaction: A preliminary study of other-initiated repair in Vietnamese conversation”, Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society (6), pp. 65-84.
5. Tran Thuy An (2022), "The self initiated - self repair (after the trouble - source turn)", Language (1), p. 69-80.
6. Tran Thuy An (2022), "The other-initiated, other-repair in Vietnamese conversation", Proceedings of the 2022 National Conference on Linguistics Issues, Social sciences Publishing House, pp. 11-26
