{"product_id":"linguistic-diversity-national-unity-language-ecology-in-thailand-9780226762883","title":"Linguistic Diversity  National Unity Language","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnlike 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTables  Figures  Maps  Acknowledgments  Introduction: Thailand's Sociolinguistic Anomalies  Pt. I: Languages of the Nation as a Whole  1: The Languages of Thailand at Home and Abroad  2: Standard Thai: Variations about a Norm  3: Social Dimensions of Standard Thai  4: Multidimensional Varieties: Ranges and Media  Pt. II: Major Regional Languages  5: Kammuang (Northern Thai)  6: Lao (Northeastern Thai)  7: Paktay (Southern Thai) and Thaiklang (Central Thai)  Pt. III: Marginal Regional Languages  8: Tai Yai (Shan), Sgaw (Karen), Phlow (Karen), plus Non-regional Phlong (Karen)  9: Northern Khmer plus Non-marginal Kuy  10: Pattani Malay  Pt. IV: Other Language Categories  11: Development and Displacement of Tai Languages and Dialects  12: Languages of Thai Towns and Cities: Chinese Languages  13: Marginal Languages in the Hierarchy: Mon, Pray, plus Non-marginal Mal  14: Marginal Languages Adapting to the Hierarchy: Hmong (Meo, Miao)  15: Enclave Languages  Pt. V: Trans-Language Issues  16: Writing and Education  17: Change and Development  18: Language and Ethnicity  19: Minority Problem as Thai Problem  Appendix A: Languages in the Hierarchy  Appendix B: Language Population Estimates  Appendix C: Symbols  Notes  References  Index","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036583493975,"sku":"9780226762883","price":89.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226762883.jpg?v=1750932430","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/linguistic-diversity-national-unity-language-ecology-in-thailand-9780226762883","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}