Reference Grammar of Thai

Name: Reference Grammar of Thai
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ISBN: 9780521650854

ISBN-10: 0521650852

ISBN-13: 9780521650854

Edition: 2005

Authors: Shoichi Iwasaki, Preeya Ingkaphirom

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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 serialization, 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…

Book details

List price: $145.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 418
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.2

Preeya Ingkaphirom is formerly Professor of the International Students Exchange Center, Tokyo Gakugei University.




Introduction



The structure of words



Personal reference terms



The structure of noun phrases



Numeral classifiers



Demonstratives



Adjectives



Adverbs and adverbial phrases



Verbs and transitivity



Challengeability marker: /ca/



Modality



Aspect



Linking particle: /kc<$$$>/



Speech level particles



Pragmatic particles



Body-part expressions



Copulative sentences



Serial verb construction



Relative clauses



Complementation



Quotation and complementizer /waa/



Adverbial clauses



'Yes/No' and tag questions



Interrogative and indefinite expressions



Reciprocal, distributive, and collective: /kan/



Passive



Causative



Benefactive and purposive



Potential



Discourse