SubjectSoutheast Asian Languages (See Also Vietnamese), General
Publication Year2005
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorTitima Suthiwan
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight15.8 Oz
Item Length11.5 in
Item Width8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Table Of ContentAcknowledgements Introduction A Note on Phonetic Transcription Part One Thai Characters Part Two Thai Writing System Lesson 1. Sounds and Signs Lesson 2. Thai Syllables Lesson 3. Mid Consonants: Initials Lesson 4. Low Consonants: Sonorants Lesson 5. Initial Mid Consonants and Short Vowels Lesson 6. Final Mid Consonants Lesson 7. Tones in Standard Thai: Default Tones Lesson 8. More on Low Consonants Lesson 9. High Consonants Lesson 10. Initial High Consonants in Dead Syllables Lesson 11. Special High Consonants Lesson 12. Tones and Tone Marks in Standard Thai Lesson 13. Initial Mid Consonants and Tone Marks Lesson 14. Initial High Consonants and Tone Marks Lesson 15. Initial Low Consonants and Tone Marks Lesson 16. Consonant Clusters Lesson 17. Diphthongs Lesson 18. Special Vowel Forms Lesson 19. The Regular Irregulars Lesson 20. Pseudo-clusters Lesson 21. Miscellaneous
SynopsisKhian Thai: Thai Writing Workbook is specially prepared for elementary Thai language classes where the language is initially taught with the use of phonetic symbols. A step-by-step guide to writing Thai, it is based on a thorough linguistic analysis and on tested methodological principles. After completing the book, students should have a firm foundation of the Thai writing system. This workbook was built on a proto-type edition that was used at the National University of Singapore's Thai programme, the world's largest programme of Thai as a foreign languages.