Phonemes And Orthography: Language Planning In Ten Minority Languages Of Thailand (pacific Linguistics)

Phonemes and orthography: Language planning in ten minority languages of Thailand Table of contents....v INTRODUCTION....vii PART ONE....xiii Chapter 1. Writing Systems in Thailand's Marginal Languages: History and Policy. {William A. Smalley}....1 Chapter 2. Bases for Popular Writing Systems. {William A. Smalley}....25 Chapter 3. The Problem of Vowels: Northern Khmer. {William A. Smalley}....43 Chapter 4. The Problems of Consonants and Tone: Hmong (Meo, Miao). {William A. Smalley}....85 PART TWO....124 Chapter 5. Lisu. {E.R. Hope}....125 Chapter 6. Akha. {Peter Wyss}....149 Chapter 7. Phlong (Pro Karen of Hot District, Chiang Mai). {Joseph R. Cooke, J. Edwin Hudspith, and James A. Morris}....187 Chapter 8. Mien (Yao). {Lois Callaway and C.W. Callaway}....221 Chapter 9. Mal (Thin). {David Filbeck}....239 Chapter 10. Kuy. {Beulah M. Johnston}....259 Chapter 11. Lava' (Lawa, Lua'). {Donald Schlatter}....273 Chapter 12. Urak Lawoi' (Orang Laut). {David W. Hogan}....283 APPENDIXES - {William A. Smalley}....303 1. Comparison of Orthographies....303 2. Outline of the Thai Writing System....319 REFERENCES....333