Reference Grammar of Thai [Kietas viršelis]

Iwasaki and Ingkaphirom offer a detailed functional account of Thai grammar for intermediate to advanced learners of Thai and the teachers of these students, and for linguists interested in learning the structure of the language from a functional linguistic perspective. The text draws on data from everyday spoken language such as informal conversation, group discussions, interviews and narratives, as well as nontechnical written texts, to discuss the grammatical phenomena at both the sentence- and discourse-level. Examples are presented in both Thai orthography and IPA symbols throughout the text. Iwasaki teaches Asian languages and cultures at UCLA; now an independent scholar, Ingkaphirom taught at Tokyo Gakugei U. and conducted research at the National Institute for Japanese Language in Tokyo. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

A clear, detailed and comprehensive guide to the grammar of the Thai language.

A Reference Grammar of Thai provides a clear, detailed and comprehensive guide to Thai grammar, designed for intermediate to advanced learners. Written by two leading experts on Thai, it places a special emphasis on functional accounts of its grammatical phenomena: the use of demonstratives, personal reference terms, the modality system, the aspectual system, pragmatic particles, verb serialisation, relative clauses, question formation, passive and causative constructions, topic marking and many more. Unlike any other book on Thai grammar, it draws on data from everyday spoken discourses such as informal conversation, group discussions, interviews and narratives, as well as non-technical written texts such as folk tales, short stories and newspaper articles, to discuss grammatical phenomena at both sentence and discourse level. An extensive index is provided and examples are given in both Thai orthography and IPA symbols, making this an invaluable resource for linguists as well as students and teachers of Thai.