First Edition From Ancient Thai to Modern Dialects 1965 J. Marvin Brown HC Good

Social Science Association Press of Thailand, 1965. First edition cloth bound hardcover with dust jacket of From Ancient Thai to Modern Dialects by J. Marvin Brown.

Dust jacket protected in a mylar sheath.

Standard comparative studies usually stop with phoneme correspondence lists, which illustrate neither the phonological system of the languages not the systematic nature of the changes. In this book, “transformation charts” of modern phonemes in the ancient arrangement reveal both of the above mentioned at a glance. A comparison of a dialects transformation chart with a chart of ancient Thai shows the systematic changes, while the dialects phonological chart insures the correct interpretation of the phonemic symbols. These charts, together with a map and a family tree (on fold-out sheets for simultaneous inspection), give a complete view of the phonological history of 60 Thai dialects. For the Thai linguist: a unique wealth of information. For the historical linguist: an ingenious methodology. For the phonologist: a powerful phonological theory. And, for the traveler in Thailand: a guide for converting central Thai words into the local pronunciation of nearly every part of the Kingdom.

Good condition. Dust jacket soiled and worn with edge wear and small tears to the corners. Light soiling to the covers. Spotting to the page block edges. Interior pages clean and crisp. Binding solid and square. Solid book with shelf wear.