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Publication details [#39938]

Prasithrathsint, Amara. 1988. Change in the passive constructions in Standard Thai from 1802 to 1982. Language Sciences 10 (2) : 363–393.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

language and culture | language contact | passive | standard1

Language as a subject

Thai

Place, Publisher

Elsevier

Journal WWW

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Annotation

This study examines changes in the inventory and in the use of passive constructions in Standard Thai from 1802 to 1982. The influence of English and the Westernization of the country have been important factors in the increased use of passives.