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    “Losing language is a loss of nation”: transnational movement to preserve Mon scripts in Thailand
    (2024-01-01) Chaisingkananont S.; Pasitpakakul P.; Chaisingkananont S.; Mahidol University
    , the oversea Mons and the Mon migrants from Myanmar to preserve Mon written language. Based on documentary research and multi-sited ethnographic research in Thailand, this study has found that Theravada Buddhist monks who can read and write the Mon scripts play... a major role as mediators between Mon communities in several countries and thus led to the establishment of a transnational Mon ethnic network. With the fear that the loss of the Mon language will inevitably result in the loss of Mon culture
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    Solfeggio Teaching in Tonal Language Environment: Comparing Online-Offline Effectiveness in Chinese Higher Education
    (2025-06-01) Na R.; Tayrattanachai N.o.; Na R.; Mahidol University
    The influences of tonal languages in Chinese higher education were the primary focus of this study, which compares the effectiveness of online and offline solfeggio teaching. The study employed a mixed methods approach with 60 undergraduate music... students from three Chinese universities over two semesters. Participants were randomly assigned into online and offline instructional groups. This research examined solfeggio skill performance, patterns of tonal language interference, and teaching
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    On Intensifiers in Thai and Korean: Grammaticalization and Contrastive Perspectives
    (2026-05-01) Thirakunkovit S.; Rhee S.; Thirakunkovit S.; Mahidol University
    Intensification is a language universal (Rainer, 2015, p. 1340) since adding emphasis to the meaning of a particular linguistic form is among language users’ basic needs in discourse. Intensification is frequently realized by means of an intensifier..., a degree-modifying adverb in many languages. Despite the universal presence of intensifiers across world languages, their morpho-syntactic makeup and lexical strengths may vary (Hendrikx et al., 2024). This paper utilizes a comparative perspective
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    Ethnic Content Integration and Local Curriculum in Myanmar
    (2021-01-01) Anui; Thithimadee Arphattananona; Mahidol University
    , materials, and teachers’ education, all of which are ‘Bamarcentric’, centered around a single ethnolinguistic identity and language in Myanmar, Bamar. Other, non-dominant ethnolinguistic groups in Myanmar have long desired to incorporate their own languages..., cultures, and histories into the educational system. In this vein, the National Education Law (NEL), which took effect in 2014, provides the integration of non-dominant ethnic languages and cultural identities into the mainstream curriculum. From this, a
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    Vowel length in Da-Ang dialect of Palaung : Spoken in Shan state, Myanmar
    (2014-01-01) Supakit Buakaw; Mahidol University
    Da-ang is a dialect of the Palaung language which belongs to Palaungic branch of Mon-Khmer of Austro-Asiatic language family.This paper aims to examine central vowel length contrast in Da-ang dialect of Palaung from a coustic perspective.The vowel
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    Non-normative Sexuality And Genders Confronted: A Study of Translators-In-Training’s Intercultural Competence through English-Thai Translation of LGBTQ+ Texts
    (2026-03-01) Phanthaphoommee N.; Rattanakantadilok G.; Phanthaphoommee N.; Mahidol University
    This study focuses on the use of LGBTQ+ language and translator skills as markers of intercultural competence. Informed by queer translation theory and intercultural competence, this qualitative study examines translators-in-training’s English–Thai... the necessary language skills, a positive attitude toward marginalised groups could enable them to engage with and translate similar texts in the future, given their passion for learning through listening, observing, interpreting, and making connections
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    Katiang palaung of Hsipaw: Phonology and classification
    (2018-06-01) Supakit Buakaw; Ampika Rattanapitak; Sujaritlak Deepadung; Khon Kaen University; Mahidol University; Chiang Mai University
    © Universitat de Barcelona Palaung, which belongs to Palaungic branch of Mon-Khmer, is a diverse language. There are numerous dialects or varieties spoken in the area of northern Shan State of Myanmar. The well-known Palaung dialects in this area
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    WHAT-Questions in Thai: Focusing on Soliloquy-Based Discourse Markers
    (2025-09-03) Khammee K.; Liang-Itsara A.; Rhee S.; Khammee K.; Mahidol University
    in other languages, such as Korean, these soliloquy-based DMs carry a strong engaging effect on the addressees, despite them being aware that the question is not intended to solicit an answer.
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    A Corpus-based Analysis of Asean’s Sustainable Development Discourse: Implications for Knowledge Management, AI, and Urban Information Systems in Bangkok, Thailand
    (2025-05-30) Shen Z.; Shen Q.; Zhang Y.; Pang B.; Shen Z.; Mahidol University
    This study examines how ASEAN integrates sustainable development values into its policies and actions, with a particular focus on AI-driven knowledge management and information systems in Bangkok, Thailand. Natural Language Processing (NLP... to develop and implement AI-driven solutions that facilitate efficient and sustainable development. Future research should examine how language strategies across ASEAN countries influence knowledge management and information systems and assess the outcomes
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    Stances in Research Article Abstracts: An Analysis of Abstracts in Literary Journals
    (2026-01-01) Suntara W.; Xingbin T.; Saouy M.; Panthumas S.; Thongchalerm S.; Chansiri N.; Suntara W.; Mahidol University
    (0.43). The use of these devices indicates that LRAs are intentionally subjective and contain evaluative language and strategic rhetorical choices deployed to engage readers and enhance the authors’ credibility. The findings underscore the need