Presentation of and samples from:
 

Part IV: Appendixes

1 : Isan Writing: A proposal to a method of writing Isan by the use of Thai letters.
2 : Phonetics as used in various English, Thai and Lao language-material - and chosen IPA.
3 : Table comparing consonants: Kor Kai in Thai and Lao.
4 : Table comparing vowels in Thai and Lao.
5a : Table comparing tonal charts in Thai, Isan, and Lao by tonal markers
5b : Table comparing tonal charts in Thai, Isan, and Lao by graphic expression

 

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Fig. 2. ( The table above is a part of a table on four A4 pages).

Fig. 3. (The table above is a part of a table on three A4 pages).

Comparing short and long vowels in Thai and Laos

Fig. 4. (The table above is a part of a table on two A4 pages.)

Fig. 5a): Three tables comparing the tonal systems of Bangkok, Maha Sarakham and Vientiane - using tonal markers (diacritics).


Fig 5b): Three tables comparing the tonal systems of Bangkok, Maha Sarakham and Vientiane - using graphics
Note: The graphics above are based on the sound-tracks and are made by the use of WinCecil, a programme downloadable at the Summer Institute of Linguistics (see link page).

 

 

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Thai-Isan-Lao Phrasebook with phonetics and soundtrack
Page 1 Index page.
Page 2 Introduction: Front page, introduction, content.
Page 3 Texts: Shopping, Learning by Oneself, etc.
Page 4 Wordlists: Menu-card, people, etc.
Page 5 Grammar: Present-Past-Future, adjectives, classifiers, etc.
Page 6 Writing Manuals: Thai consonants, Lao vowels, Isan clusters, etc.
Page 7 Appendixes: Comparing Lao and Thai consonants and vowels, etc.
Page 8 About the author
Page 9 Link page: Literature and web-sites

 

Asger Mollerup

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Last updated: 22/10/2002

 
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