Linguistic variation and social dynamics in languages of Southeast Asia

Language is inextricably linked to daily human life as a social phenomenon. Therefore, social dynamics bring about ongoing linguistic variation. Using traditional and experimental methods, research here aims to look at how the linguistic variation of Southeast Asian languages relates to a dynamic ways of life, attitudes, and societal fluidity.

Researchers: Pavadee Saisuwan, Pittayawat Pittayaporn

Current graduate students: Phongbhorn Prayongsup, Pimthip Kochaiyaphum

Alumni: Piyangkoon Thaweephol, Ruethairat Khuntana

Collaborators: Dr. Anocha Rugchatjaroen, Dr. Apit Hemakom

Selected Publications

GIS Technique as an indispensable tool in the real time study of dialect change: a case of the northeastern region of Thailand

Kumwapee, N. & Jitwiriyanont, S. (2021). Expressing the Opposite: Acoustic Cues of Thai Verbal Irony. In Proceedings of the 34th Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation.

Thaweephol, P., & Saisuwan, P. (2021). Attitudes towards Thai-English code-switching among Thai speakers in Generation. Journal of Language and Culture, 40(2), 53-78.

Khuntana, R. Saisuwan, P., & Jitwiriyanont, S. (2020). Acoustic variation of (kh) in Fai Mun village Phuan, Pa Kha sub-district, Tha Wang Pha district, Nan province. Journal of Humanities, Naresuan University, 17(1), 53-64.

Saisuwan, P., Siwina, P., Tejarajanya, B. & Hengsuwan, M. (2019). The linguistic situation in Vietnam: The stability of the national language and the importance of English. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Press.

Saisuwan, P., Rhekhalilit, K., Aemdit, C., & Tejarajanya, B. (2018). Singapore: Nationism and language choice. Bangkok: Active Print.