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Thai: An Essential Grammar: An Essential Grammar 2nd edition [Kietas viršelis]

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(School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)
  • Formatas: Hardback, 280 pages, aukštis x plotis: 234x156 mm, weight: 521 g, 2 Tables, black and white
  • Serija: Routledge Essential Grammars
  • Išleidimo metai: 29-Nov-2013
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 0415510333
  • ISBN-13: 9780415510332
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  • Formatas: Hardback, 280 pages, aukštis x plotis: 234x156 mm, weight: 521 g, 2 Tables, black and white
  • Serija: Routledge Essential Grammars
  • Išleidimo metai: 29-Nov-2013
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 0415510333
  • ISBN-13: 9780415510332
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:

This second edition of Thai: An Essential Grammar provides an up-to-date and concise reference guide to Thai grammar.

Using clear, jargon-free explanations, it sets out the complexities of Thai in short, readable sections and presents an accessible description of the language. Focus is kept on the real patterns of use today and grammar forms are demonstrated through a wide range of relevant examples. No prior knowledge is assumed on the part of the reader.

Features include:

  • Coverage of crucial topics, such as sentence particles, negation, questions and quantification
  • Examples given in both Thai script and romanised transliteration
  • Pronunciation section
  • Guidance on speech conventions and the Thai writing system
  • Glossary of grammatical terms
  • Two appendices covering Romanisation systems and three key verbs
  • Bibliography

This unique reference work will prove invaluable to all learners looking to master the grammar of Thai. It is ideal either for independent study or for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types.

Preface x
Introduction 1(4)
Thai and its speakers
1(1)
Romanisation
2(1)
Learning Thai
2(1)
Dictionaries
3(1)
Linguistic literature on Thai
4(1)
Chapter 1 Pronunciation
5(6)
1.1 Consonants
5(2)
1.2 Vowels
7(1)
1.3 Tones
8(2)
1.4 Stress
10(1)
Chapter 2 The writing system
11(14)
2.1 Consonants
11(3)
2.2 Consonants by class
14(1)
2.3 Vowels
15(2)
2.4 Live syllables and dead syllables
17(1)
2.5 Tone rules
17(4)
2.6 Miscellaneous
21(4)
Chapter 3 Nouns, classifiers and noun phrases
25(17)
3.1 Proper nouns
25(1)
3.2 Common nouns
26(1)
3.3 Making new nouns
27(7)
3.4 Noun phrases and classifiers
34(2)
3.5 Word order in noun phrases
36(6)
Chapter 4 Pronouns
42(19)
4.1 Personal pronouns: basics
42(8)
4.2 Reflexive pronouns
50(2)
4.3 Emphatic pronoun
52(2)
4.4 Reciprocal: `each other'
54(1)
4.5 Possessive pronouns
54(1)
4.6 Demonstrative pronouns
54(1)
4.7 Interrogative pronouns
55(1)
4.8 Indefinite pronouns
55(4)
4.9 Relative pronouns
59(2)
Chapter 5 Verbs
61(33)
5.1 The verb `to be'
61(3)
5.2 Stative verbs
64(1)
5.3 Verb compounds
65(1)
5.4 Resultative verbs
66(1)
5.5 Directional verbs
67(2)
5.6 Modal verbs
69(5)
5.7 Time and aspect
74(9)
5.8 Passives
83(2)
5.9 Verbs of utterance, mental activity and perception with wah
85(1)
5.10 Verbs of emotion with tee
86(1)
5.11 Causatives
87(4)
5.12 `To give': direct and indirect objects
91(1)
5.13 Verb serialisation
92(2)
Chapter 6 Adjectives (stative verbs) and adjectival constructions
94(15)
6.1 Compound adjectives
95(1)
6.2 Modification of adjectives
96(2)
6.3 Special intensifiers
98(3)
6.4 Reduplication
101(2)
6.5 Comparison of adjectives
103(6)
Chapter 7 Adverbs and adverbial constructions
109(14)
7.1 Adverbs of manner
109(5)
7.2 Modification of adverbs
114(1)
7.3 Comparison of adverbs
115(2)
7.4 Adverbs of time
117(2)
7.5 Adverbs of frequency
119(1)
7.6 Adverbs of degree
120(3)
Chapter 8 Location markers and other prepositions
123(10)
8.1 Location: tee and yoo
123(4)
8.2 `To'
127(1)
8.3 `For'
127(2)
8.4 `By'
129(2)
8.5 `With'
131(1)
8.6 `From'
132(1)
Chapter 9 Clauses and sentences
133(12)
9.1 Word order and topicalisation
133(3)
9.2 Subordinate clauses
136(7)
9.3 Direct and indirect speech
143(1)
9.4 Imperatives
143(1)
9.5 Exemplification
144(1)
9.6 Exclamatory particles
144(1)
Chapter 10 Sentence particles
145(13)
10.1 Question particles
145(1)
10.2 Polite particles
145(4)
10.3 Mood particles
149(9)
Chapter 11 Negation
158(16)
11.1 Negating main verbs
158(1)
11.2 Negating resultative verbs
159(1)
11.3 Negating auxiliary verbs
160(2)
11.4 mai dai + Verb (Phrase)
162(2)
11.5 mai chai + Noun
164(1)
11.6 mai mee
164(1)
11.7 Modifying negatives: intensifying and softening
165(1)
11.8 Negative imperatives
166(1)
11.9 Negative causatives
167(3)
11.10 Negative questions
170(1)
11.11 Negative conditional clauses
171(1)
11.12 Saying `no'
172(1)
11.13 Useful negative expressions
173(1)
11.14 Two further negatives: mi and hah ... mai
173(1)
Chapter 12 Questions
174(20)
12.1 Yes/no questions
174(6)
12.2 Wh- questions
180(12)
12.3 Alternative questions
192(1)
12.4 Indirect questions
193(1)
Chapter 13 Numbers, measurement and quantification
194(22)
13.1 Cardinal numbers
195(3)
13.2 Cardinal numbers with suk and dtung
198(1)
13.3 Ordinal numbers
199(1)
13.4 Sanskrit numbers
200(1)
13.5 Once, twice
201(1)
13.6 Fractions, decimals, percentages, multiples and averages
202(2)
13.7 Collective numbers
204(1)
13.8 Some idiomatic expressions involving numbers
205(1)
13.9 Measurements
206(1)
13.10 Distances
207(1)
13.11 Distribution: `per'
207(1)
13.12 Quantifiers
208(2)
13.13 Negative quantification
210(1)
13.14 Approximation: `about'
210(1)
13.15 Restriction: `only'
211(1)
13.16 `More than'
212(2)
13.17 `Less than'
214(1)
13.18 `As many as'
215(1)
Chapter 14 Time
216(14)
14.1 Days
216(1)
14.2 Parts of the day
217(1)
14.3 Months
217(1)
14.4 Years
218(1)
14.5 Dates
219(1)
14.6 Seasons
220(1)
14.7 Useful expressions of time
220(5)
14.8 Telling the time
225(5)
Chapter 15 Thai speech conventions
230(16)
15.1 Politeness
230(1)
15.2 Thanks
230(1)
15.3 Apologies
231(1)
15.4 Polite requests
232(5)
15.5 Misunderstandings
237(2)
15.6 Socialising
239(7)
Appendix 1 Romanisation systems 246(5)
Appendix 2 The verbs hai, dai/dai: and bpen: a summary 251(5)
Glossary 256(3)
Bibliography and further reading 259(3)
Index 262
David Smyth is Senior Lecturer in Thai at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.