Structural forms and semantic contents of jargons in the lantern making profession in Hoi An city, Quang Nam province

Abstract

This article studies the structural forms  and semantic contents of the jargons in the lantern  making profession in Hoi An city, Quang Nam  province. Data analysis results show that: 1) The  professional jargon in lantern making includes three  types of structure: single words, compound words  and nominative phrases. Among them, nominative  phrases occupy the most; 2) The professional jargon  in lantern making has both denotative and  connotative meaning, both direct and transitional  meaning. Those results also indicate the visual and  egocentric thinking of lantern makers. At the same  time, the research results also demonstrate the  influence of local culture into the professional  jargons of lantern making.