The Thai writing system
This thesis is a diacronic and synchronic study of the writing system of the standard Thai language. It is divided into three parts. Part I, which is the introductory part, contains two chapters. Chapter One discusses the relationship between speech and writing and a typology of writing systems. A brief sketch of the characteristics, the development and the phonological system of the Thai language is presented in Chapter Two. Part II, concerning my original investigation on the ancient Thai writing system, is composed of three chapters. Chapter Three details characteristics of the first and the second oldest known Thai scripts called the Sukhothaiscript (1293 A.D.) and King Li Thai script (1357 A.D.). The question of the origin of the Thai script from the cursive form of the ancient Cambodian script is considered in the light of cultural, archaeological, epigraphic and linguistic evidence. The phonetic interpretation of proto-Thai sounds on the basis of historical spelling is also discussed in this chapter. Chapter Four analyses the phonetic correlates of the orthography and the characteristics of the third oldest known Thai script, King Narai script (1680 A.D.). The gradual development of the Thai sound symbols
Danvivathana, Nantana
The Thai writing system. This thesis is a diacronic and synchronic study of the writing system of the standard Thai language. It is divided into three parts. Part I, which is the introductory part, contains two chapters. Chapter One discusses the relationship between speech and writing and a typology of writing systems. A brief sketch of the characteristics, the development and the phonological system of the Thai language is presented in Chapter Two. Part II, concerning my original investigation on the ancient Thai writing system, is composed of three chapters. Chapter Three details characteristics of the first and the second oldest known Thai scripts called the Sukhothaiscript (1293 A.D.) and King Li Thai script (1357 A.D.). The question of the origin of the Thai script from the cursive form of the ancient Cambodian script is considered in the light of cultural, archaeological, epigraphic and linguistic evidence. The phonetic interpretation of proto-Thai sounds on the basis of historical spelling is also discussed in this chapter. Chapter Four analyses the phonetic correlates of the orthography and the characteristics of the third oldest known Thai script, King Narai script (1680 A.D.). The gradual development of the Thai sound symbols
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