Thai

This third 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.

Autorentext

David Smyth was formerly Senior Lecturer in Thai at the SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), University of London, UK.

Klappentext

This third 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.

Inhalt

Introduction; 1. Pronunciation; 2. The writing system; 3. Nouns, classifiers and noun phrases; 4. Pronouns; 5. Verbs; 6. Adjectives (stative verbs) and adjectival constructions; 7. Adverbs and adverbial constructions; 8. Location markers and other prepositions; 9. Clauses and sentences; 10. Sentence particles; 11. Negation; 12. Questions; 13. Numbers, measurement and quantification; 14. Time; 15. Thai speech conventions; Appendix 1-Romanisation systems; Appendix 2-The verbs hâi, dâi, and bpen: a summary; Glossary; Bibliography and further reading; Index