{"product_id":"a-reference-grammar-of-thai-paperback-9780521108676","title":"A Reference Grammar of Thai (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521108676","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Reference Grammar of Thai\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA clear, detailed and comprehensive guide to the grammar of the Thai language.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eShoichi Iwasaki (Author), Preeya Ingkaphirom (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521108676, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 April 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e420 pages, 10 b\/w illus.  1 map  37 tables\u003cbr\u003e28 x 21 x 2.2 cm, 0.94 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA 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 serialisation, 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 written texts such as folk tales, short stories and newspaper articles, to discuss grammatical phenomena at both sentence and discourse level. An extensive index is provided and examples are given in both Thai orthography and IPA symbols, making this an invaluable resource for linguists as well as students and teachers of Thai.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The structure of words\u003cbr\u003e 3. Personal reference terms\u003cbr\u003e 4. The structure of noun phrases\u003cbr\u003e 5. Numeral classifiers\u003cbr\u003e 6. Demonstratives\u003cbr\u003e 7. Adjectives\u003cbr\u003e 8. Adverbs and adverbial phrases\u003cbr\u003e 9. Verbs and transitivity\u003cbr\u003e 10. Challengeability marker: \/cå\/\u003cbr\u003e 11. Modality\u003cbr\u003e 12. Aspect\u003cbr\u003e 13. Linking particle: \/kç›\/\u003cbr\u003e 14. Speech level particles\u003cbr\u003e 15. Pragmatic particles\u003cbr\u003e 16. Body-part expressions\u003cbr\u003e 17. Copulative sentences\u003cbr\u003e 18. Serial verb construction\u003cbr\u003e 19. Relative clauses\u003cbr\u003e 20. Complementation\u003cbr\u003e 21. Quotation and complementizer \/wâa\/\u003cbr\u003e 22. Adverbial clauses\u003cbr\u003e 23. 'Yes\/No' and tag questions\u003cbr\u003e 24. Interrogative and indefinite expressions\u003cbr\u003e 25. Reciprocal, distributive, and collective: \/kan\/\u003cbr\u003e 26. Passive\u003cbr\u003e 27. Causative\u003cbr\u003e 28. Benefactive and purposive\u003cbr\u003e 29. Potential\u003cbr\u003e 30. Discourse.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Regional studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Regional studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Regional%20studies%20%5BGTB%5D%22\"\u003eGTB\u003c\/a\u003e], Linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Linguistics%20%5BCF%5D%22\"\u003eCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002035228952,"sku":"9780521108676","price":50.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521108676i.jpg?v=1694976209","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-reference-grammar-of-thai-paperback-9780521108676","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}