The soc.culture.thai-FAQ

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The "soc.culture.thai Frequently Asked Questions" periodic postings are divided into 6 parts plus an index. Requests for inclusion, correction or update can be made by posting a public message or follow-up to this FAQ.

The current release of these FAQs can be fetched by anonymous FTP from rtfm.mit.edu (or its mirror sites) under directories:

• /pub/usenet/news.answers/thai/
• /pub/usenet/soc.answers/thai/
• /pub/usenet/soc.culture.thai/

The current copy of the FAQs can be viewed by appropriate tools at the URLs

• http://www.nectec.or.th/soc.culture.thai/index.html
• ftp://ftp.nectec.or.th/soc.culture.thai

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LANGUAGE FAQ

Language and linguistics information

* Language

• L.1) The de facto Thai transcription scheme for soc.culture.thai
• L.2) Learning Thai abroad
• L.3) Learning Thai in Thailand
• L.4) Poetry
• L.5) The word "farang"

LANGUAGE FAQ

This part describes information on language and linguistics.

Acknowledgements

The original soc.culture.thai FAQ was proposed, put together and initially maintained by Thanachart Numnonda (thanon@ccu1.auckland.ac.nz).

Sincere gratitudes for valuable contributions from: Andrew Atzert (aatzert@mail.sas.upenn.edu) for L.2; Gwyn Williams for L.5; Jaray Chomchalao (chomchal@baboon.ecn.purdue.edu) for L.4; Jessada Jongsukvarakul (jj2k+@andrew.cmu.edu) for correction to L.4; Lee Hopper (hopperl@ohsu.edu) for L.3; Matt Barney (BMF50752@vax1.utulsa.edu) for L.2; Parames Laosinchai (CHLBB@CUNYVM.BITNET) for input to L.1; Putnam Barber (pbarber@eskimo.com) for L.2; Rob Reed (rreed@mtwire.es.com) for input to L.1; Samart Srijumnong (ssg9328@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu) for L.3 and translations of poems in L.4; Thinakorn Tabtieng for L.2; Unalome Techamuanvivit (cslac2209@bestsd.sdsu.edu) for passing on L.1 and; Wirote Aroonmanakun (waroonma@guvax.georgetown.edu) for L.1.

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