Art of Use of Exclusive Language in the Epic of Khing Ju of the Ede People in the Central Highlands, Vietnam

Abstract

The Ede community in the Central Highlands, Vietnam has created famous epics, such as Dam san, Khing Ju, Xinh Nha, etc. These are oral works of art, the result of the past collective composition process, which is attached to and directly serves different activities in community life. The Ede epic is a literary genre with high integrity, in addition to its literary and linguistic value, it also contains precious documents about culture, history, ideology, and indigenous people. Based on the theory of the art of exaggeration, combining survey, statistics, and classification of sentences using the art of exaggeration in the epic Khing Ju of the Ede people in the Central Highlands, Vietnam, the article provides an overview of the model. exaggerated structural model in the Khing Ju epic, explaining the elements in the model, such as The element is exaggerated; Exaggerated aspect factor; Exaggerated relational factors; Magnifying factor; Magnified enlargement factor. Simultaneous analysis of objects participating in the exaggerated structure, such as people; animals, and plants; some objects in daily life. Thereby clarifying the value of the exaggeration method for the content of the work and expressing the cultural characteristics of the community.

Received: 10 January 2023 / Accepted: 25 February 2023 / Published: 5 March 2023