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Unlike other multi-ethnic nations, Thailand has maintained relative stability despite its 80 languages. In this study of the relations among politics, geography and language, Smalley shows how Thailand has maintained national unity through an elaborate social and linguistic hierarchy.

Linguistic Diversity and National Unity Language

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    A Paperback / softback by William A. Smalley

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 15/06/1994
      ISBN13: 9780226762890, 978-0226762890
      ISBN10: 0226762890

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      Book Synopsis
      Unlike other multi-ethnic nations, Thailand has maintained relative stability despite its 80 languages. In this study of the relations among politics, geography and language, Smalley shows how Thailand has maintained national unity through an elaborate social and linguistic hierarchy.

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