Khian Thai: Thai Writing Workbook

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NUS Press, 2006 - Foreign Language Study - 143 pages
Khian 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.
 

Contents

Part Two Thai Writing System
21
Sounds and Signs
23
Thai Syllables
25
Initials
28
Sonorants
34
Initial Mid Consonants and Short Vowels
42
Final Mid Consonants
49
Default Tones
59
Tones and Tone Marks in Standard Thai
88
Initial Mid Consonants and Tone Marks
91
Initial High Consonants and Tone Marks
96
Initial Low Consonants and Tone Marks
99
Consonant Clusters
103
Diphthongs
106
Special Vowel Forms
112
The Regular Irregulars
119

More on Low Consonants
63
High Consonants
71
Initial High Consonants in Dead Syllables
78
Special High Consonants
81
Pseudoclusters
129
Miscellaneous
134
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