General information
Name : Theraphan Luangthongkum
(L-Thongkum)
Affiliation : Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn
University, Phyathai Rd., Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Tel. : (662) 218-4691, (662) 218-4692 Fax : (662) 2184695
E-mail : Theraphan.L@chula.ac.th
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Education
- BA. (honours) in English
Language and Literature, Chulalongkorn University,
Thailand
- MA. in Linguistics, University
of California at Davis,
USA
- Ph.D. in Phonetics, University
of Edinburgh, UK
Job experience
- Faculty staff, Department of English
Language and Linguistics, TU (1970-1972)
- Faculty Staff, Department of
Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, CU (1978- present)
- Director, Indigenous Languages of Thailand Research Project, CIEL (1977-1980)
- Head, Linguistic Research Unit, Faculty
of Arts, CU (1984- 1988)
- Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts, CU
(1988- 1992)
- Chair, Department of Linguistics, Faculty
of Arts, CU (1993-1995)
- Director, Institute of Thai Studies, CU (1996-1999)
- Chair, Department of Linguistics,
Faculty of Arts, CU (2001-2004)
- Director, Research Center for Languages and Cultures of the
Ethnic Minorities in the Maekhong Sub-Region (2000-present)
- Research programme co-ordinator, The
Thailand Research Fund/TRF (1997-present)
- Dean, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, (2004-present)
Academic activities
- Executive committee
member, The International Association for Yao Studies (1991-1997)
- Council member, The
International Phonetic Association (1994-1996)
Scholarship
- Ford Foundation
(1973-1977)
Awards
- Distinguished Researcher
Award of the year 2002 (Humanities), National Research Council of Thailand
(NRCT)
- Outstanding Research Award
of the year 2002 (Humanities), National Research Council of Thailand
(NRCT)
- Distinguished Professor Award of the year 2003 (Humanities), Chulalongkorn University
Research grants
- Ford Foundation, "Indigenous
Languages of Thailand Research Project" (1976-1980)
- Toyota Foundation, Tokyo, "Mon and Nyah Kur (Chao Bon)
Languages and Dialects" (1981-1984)
- Research Division, CU., "Registers
in Mon, Kui (Suai) and Chong : An Acoustic Study" (1985-1987)
- Research Division, Faculty of Arts,
CU., "Bibliography of the Minority Languages of Thailand" (1988)
- Ratchadaphiseksomphot, CU., "Tones
in Mien-Yao: An Acoustic Study" (1989)
- Toyota Foundation, Tokyo, "A Comparison of Thailand Yao and Guangxi Yao: Language and
Culture" (1989-1992)
- Research Division, CU., "Thai-Thai
Dictionaries: Past- Present" (1990)
- Thai Oil Com. Ltd., Bangkok Bank Com.
Ltd., The Royal Princess Mahachakri Sirindhorn Research Fund, Ajinomoto
Foundation, "Tai-Kadai : Languages and Ladies' Costumes "
(1991-1994)
- The Royal Princess Mahachakri
Sirindhorn Research Fund, "From Sip Song Chu Tai to Central Thailand : Language, Social and Cultural
Changes of the Black Tai" (1996-1998)
- The Thailand Research Fund (TRF), "Languages
and Cultures of the Ethnic Groups in Xekong Province Lao PDR: A Foundation for Research and
Development Planning" (1997-2001)
- The Thailand Research Fund (TRF), "An Overview
on Tai Studies" (1997-1998)
- The Thailand Research Fund (TRF), "The Golden
Jubilee Ph.D. Project" (1999-2001)
- The Thailand Research Fund (TRF), "The M.A.
Thesis Network Programme: Tone" (2000-2001)
- The Thailand Research Fund (TRF), "The M.A.
Thesis Network Programme: Alaryngeal Speech" (2002-2003)
- The Thailand Research Fun (TRF), "The Golden
Jubilee Ph.D. Project" (2003-2005)
- Reearch Section, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, "Dictionary of Food and Drink in
the Chinatown Area of Bangkok (Yaowarat) "
- The Thailand Research Fund (TRF), "Linguistic
Diversity in Nan
Province: A Foundation for Tourism
Development"
- The Thailand Research Fun (TRF), "The Golden
Jubilee Ph.D. Project" (2005-2007)
Fellowships and travel grants for attending international conferences
- Academic Division, CU., The
International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics, Paris, France (1979)
- Academic Division, CU., The
International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics, Beijing, China (1982)
- Ministry of Education, Denmark, Research fellow at the Institute of Asian Studies, Copenhagen (1984)
- Voice Foundation, USA., The
International Conference on Vocal Fold Physiology, Tokyo, Japan (1987)
- UCLA, USA., Research fellowship, UCLA
Phonetics Laboratory (1987)
- Academic Division, CU., The
International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics, Lund, Sweden (1989)
- Academic Division, CU., The
International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics, Texas, USA. (1991)
- Academic Division, CU., The 3rd Annual
Conference of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, Hawaii, USA. (1993)
- Academic Division, CU., The 35th
International Conference on African and Asian Studies, Budapest, Hungary (1997)
- Academic Division, CU., The 9th Annual
Conference of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, Berkeley, California, USA. (1999)
- Department of Languages and Cultures of
Asia, University of Wisconsin, Madison, The 10th Annual Conference of the
Southeast Asian Linguistics Society (SEALS X), Keynote speaker (2000)
- Southeast Asian Programme, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, The 11th Annual Conference of
the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society (SEALS XII). Keynote speaker
(2002)
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, The Workshop on Language, Nation and
Development in Southeast
Asia (2003)
Publications
Articles
- 2004. Abramson, Arthur S., Theraphan L-Thongkum, Patrick W.
Nye. Voice register in Suai (Kuai): an analysis of perceptual and acoustic
data. Phonetica, 61 (2004), pp. 147-171. (In press)
- 2004. Mien (Yao) color terms. In Anthropology of Color: Interdisciplinary
Multilevel Modeling. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. (In press)
- 2003. Normal and alaryngeal Thai speech. In The
Accent of Alaryngeal Thai Speakers, edited by Theraphan L-Thongkum, pp.
1-27. Bangkok: TRF. Printed at Chulalongkorn
Printing House. (in Thai)
- 2003. The Tai of Muong Vat do not speak the Black Tai language.
Manusaya: Journal of the Humanities. Special Issue No.6 (2003).
- 2002. A brief look at the thirteen Mon-Khmer
languages of Xekong province, southern Laos. In Collected papers on Southeast
Asian ans Pacific Languages (Pacific Linguistics 530), edited by
- Roberts S. Bauer, pp.95-108. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU.
- 2002. The role of endangered Mon-Khmer
languages of Xekong province, southern Laos, in the reconstruction of
Proto-Katuic. In papers from the tenth annual meeting of the Southeast
Asian Linguistics Society 2000, edited by Marlys Macken, pp.407-430. Tempe: Monopragh Series Press, Program for
Southeast Asian Studies, Arizona State University.
- 2001. The Tai-Kadai peoples of Hainan Island and their languages. In Essays in Tai
linguistics, edited by Kalaya Tingsabadh and Arthur S. Abramson,
pp.189-204. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Press.
- 2000. A reflection of Ancient Thai. In
Aksornsart 29.1, pp.1-13. Bangkok. (in Thai)
- 2000. Lingustic criteria for
determining Tai ethnic groups: case studies on central and southwestern
Tais. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Tai studies, July
29-31, 1998,
pp. 273-297. (co-author with Pranee Kullavanijaya). Bangkok : Institute of Language and Culture for Rural Development. Mahidol University.
- 1997. The Place of Lawi, Harak and
Tariang within Bahnaric. In Mon- Khmer Studies 27, pp.109-117. Dallas: SIL.
- 1997. Implications of the retention of
proto voiced obstruents in the Thu language of Yunnan for a theory of tonal development and
Tai language classification. In Comparative Kadai: the Tai Branch, edited
by Jerold A. Edmondson and David B.Solnit, pp.193-221. Dallas: SIL and University of Texas at Arlington.
- 1997. Tone change and language contact:
a case study of Mien Yao and Thai. In Southeast Asian Linguistic Studies
in Honour of Vichin Panupong, edited by Arthur S. Abramson, pp.153-160. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Press.
- 1994. The lexicalization and conceptualization
of some noun compounds in Tai-Kadai languages. In Octa linguistica
Hafniensia 27, part 2, edited by Jens Elmegard Rasmussen et al,
pp.353-358. Copenhagen: C.A. Reitzel.
- 1994. Phonological variation and
phonological change in Mien- Yao: a result of language contact with Thai. In Current issues in Sino-Tibetan
linguistics, edited by Hajime Kitamura et al, pp.915-927. Osaka: Museum of Ethnology.
- 1993. A view on Proto-Mjuenic (Proto-Yao). In
Mon-Khmer studies 22, pp.163-230. Dallas: SIL.
- 1992. Different dress and times of
migration do not always mean different ways of talking: a case study of
Mien-Yao (Iu Mien) tones. Aksornsart 24.1, pp.54-71. Bangkok.
- 1992. Another look at the register
distinction in Mon. In The international symposium on language and
linguistics, edited by Cholthicha Bamroongraks et al, pp.22-51. Bangkok: Thammasat University.
- 1991. A preliminary reconstruction of
Proto-Lakkja (Cha Shan Yao). In Mon-Khmer studies 20, pp.57-89. Dallas: SIL.
- 1991. An instrumental study of Chong
registers. In Austroasiatic languages: essays in Honour of H.L. Shorto,
edited by J.H.C.S. Davidson, pp.141-160. London: SOAS.
- 1991. Lexicography of the Thai
language. In An international encyclopedia of lexicography, edited by
Franz Josef Hausmann et al, pp.2576-2583. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. (Co-author with
Pranee Kullavanijaya)
- 1990. The interaction between pitch and
phonation type in Mon: phonetic implications for a theory of tonogenesis.
In Mon-Khmer studies 16-17, pp.11-24. Dallas: SIL.
- 1989. An acoustic study of the register
complex in Kui (Suai). In Mon-Khmer studies 15, pp.1-19. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
- 1989. Rhythm in Nyah Kur (Chao Bon).
Aksornsart 21.1, pp. 118-144. Bangkok.
- 1988. Phonation types in Mon-Khmer
languages. In Vocal fold physiology 2: voice production, mechanisms and
functions, edited by Osamu Fujimura, pp.319-333. New York: Raven Press.
- 1986. Mla Bri (The spirit of the yellow
leaf). Science of language 6, pp.9-38. Bangkok.
- 1985. Minority languages of Thailand. Science of language 5, pp.29-74. Bangkok.
- 1982. Rice as viewed by the Nyah Kur
(Chaobon). Aksornsart 14.2, pp. 1-10. Bangkok. (in Thai and also translated into
Vietnamese)
- 1979. Long syllable vs. short syllable
in Standard Thai. Science of language 2, pp. 21-30. Bangkok.(in Thai)
- 1979. Iconicity of vowel qualities in
Northeastern Thai reduplicated words. In Studies in Tai and Mon-Khmer
phonetics and phonology in honour of Eugenie J.A. Henderson, edited by
Pranee Kullavanijaya et al, pp.247-260. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Press.
- 1979. Distribution of the sounds of
Bru. Mon-Khmer studies 8, pp. 221-293. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
- 1976. The Saek language of Ban Bawa:
some phonetic notes. In Genetic relationship, diffusion and typological
similarities of East & Southeast Asian languages, pp.398-409. Tokyo: Center for Asian and African Studies.
- 1976. Relative durations of syllables
in Siamese connected speech. In Tai linguistics in honour of Fang-Kuei Li,
edited by Thomas W. Gething et al, pp.225-232. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Press.
- 1976. Rhythm in Thai from another view
point. Passa 6. 1-2. Bangkok: CIEL, Office of State Universities.
- 1975. The meaning and origin of the
word /cangwa?/ 'rhythm'. Passa 5.2, Bangkok: CIEL, Office of State Universities.
Research monographs
- 2004. Food and Drink in the Chinatown Area of Bangkok (Yaowarat). Aksorasat
Barommaratchakumari Series, No.2. Bangkok: The Barommaratchakumari Fund. Printed
by Chulalongkorn University Printing House. (Co-author with Kawsak
Dhammacharoenkit and graduate students in Humanities, in Thai)
- 2002. Varieties of Thai accent: a
foundation for national language policy and planning. Bangkok: The Thailand Research Fund (TRF). (in Thai)
- 2001. Languages of the tribes in Xekong
province, southern Laos: a foundation for research and
development. Bangkok: The Thailand Research Fund (TRF). (in Thai)
- 1993. Colour terms in Mein-Yao. Bangkok : Linguistic Research Unit, Faculty of
Arts, CU. (in Thai and also translated into Chinese and Vietnamese)
- 1991. Thai-Thai dictionaries :
past-present (1846-1990). Bangkok : Research Division, CU. (in Thai)
- 1985. Bibliography of the minority
languages of Thailand. Bangkok : Research Division, Faculty of Arts,
CU. (in Thai)
- 1984. Nyah Kur (Chaobon)- Thai-English
dictionary. Bangkok : Linguistic Research Unit, Faculty of Arts, CU.
- 1983. Thai phonetic alphabet for
recording Thai dialects and minority languages. Bangkok : Research Division, CU. (in Thai)
- 1979. Bru-Thai-English dictionary. (co-author
with See Phueng Pa). Bangkok: CIEL.
- 1978. Sounds and sound systems of the
sub-dialects of the Surathani dialect of Southern Thai. (co-author with ILTRP staff). Bangkok: CIEL. (in Thai)
- 1977. Language map of Thailand and handbook. (co-author with Jerry W.
Gainey). Bangkok: CIEL.
Textbooks
- 1986.
Linguistic field research. Bangkok
: Chulalongkorn University
Press. (in Thai)
- 1972.
Phonological analysis workbook. (co-author with Jimmy G. Harris). Bangkok
: CIEL. (in Thai)
Papers presented at national and international
conferences
- The
position of non-Thai languages in Thailand.
Paper presented at the Workshop on Languages, Nation and Development in Southeast
Asia, organized by the Institute
of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore,
November 26-27, 2003
- Old Tai Dam (Black Tai) and the
meanings of ambiguous words in Modern Thai elaborate expression. Paper
presented at The 12th Annual Conference of the Southeast Asian Linguistics
Society (SEALS XII). Organized by Northern Illinois University at Dekalb, May
15-17, 2002.
- Is the northwest Bahnaric sub-branch a
fact or fiction? Paper presented at The 11th Annual Conference of the
Southeast Asian Linguistics Society (SEALS XI). Organized by Mahidol University, May 16-18, 2001.
- Proto-Katuic bodyparts. Paper presented
at The 33th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and
Linguistics, organized by Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok and Trang, October 2-6,
2000.
- An overview of Tai studies. Paper
presented at The National Conference on Tai Studies, organized by Thai
Studies Institute, Chulalongkorn University, June 18-19, 1998. (in Thai)
- Suai, a newly discovered West Bahnaric language of southern Laos. (Paper presented at The 30th
International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics,
Beijing, China, August 24-28, 1997). In Proceedings of Chulalongkorn
University 80th Anniversary Research Conference, pp.347-354. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University.
- Mla Bri (Phi Tong Lueang) studies: past
to present (1924-1995). Paper presented at The 6th International
Conference on Thai Studies, organized by Chiangmai University, Chiangmai, October
14-17, 1996.
- Mien-Yao exorcism. Paper presented at
The International Conference on Yao Studies, organized by National Center for Social Siences and Humanities of
Vietnam, Bac Thai, December, 1995.
Unpublished research reports
- Tones in Mien-Yao, 1989. (in Thai)
- Tones and pitch range in the Mien-Yao
dialect of Huai Mai Sai village, Doi Yaw sub-district, Mueng district,
Chiangrai province, 1988. (in Thai)
- Rhythm in Thai. Unpublished Ph.D.thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1977.
Note : These research reports
were synthesized and published as articles in English.
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