A DISCUSSION ON THE TECHNIQUE OF ETYMOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND ITS APPLICABILITY IN TRACING THE ORIGIN OF SINO-VIETNAMESE ELEMENS

Tóm tắt

Etymological analysis is one of the important techniques of the comparative - historical method, which is correlated with other techniques of the same research methods and other related techniques. Etymology analysis needs to assure systematicality, comprehensiveness and practicality while conducting research on specific subjects. The system of Sino-Vietnamese elements which are common, modern, and highly capable of forming words is an appropriate research subject for the application of etymological analysis. Sino-Vietnamese elements are studied at single-element and multi-element levels, simultaneously explaining the causes of similarities and differences. The findings of the study offer practical implications for Vietnamese users to understand correctly and have ability to use Sino-Vietnamese elements in language practice. The study of Sino-Vietnamese element system using etymological analysis will lay a foundation for the research into linguistics and culture, sociological linguistics, cognitive linguistics, and applied linguistics. Method for analising etymology is performed applicably in understanding deeply the layers of meanings of an important word, accounting for a large number of words in Vietnamese and relationships between language and other fields such as culture, literature, ideology, history and play an important role in improving educational quality in highschools