Characteristics Of Society And Culture Reflected In The Usage Of Third-Person Personal Reference Terms For Women In Vietnamese Novels From 1930-2010

Abstract

This article examines characteristics of society and culture reflected in the usage of third-person personal reference terms for women in Vietnamese novels written in the period 1930-2010. The results show that some aspects of Vietnamese society and culture, such as the role of women in society, discrimination by social class as well as customs and culture, are clearly reflected by the third-person personal reference terms for women in the language, which has changed over time.