Mixed Thai, English, and Chinese sign

Language Log 2023-04-12

Summary:

Photograph taken at a park in Chiang Mai, Thailand: In brief (and without marking the Thai tones here), the Thai text comprises two words [sa: la:] ‘pavilion’ and [phak pho:n] ‘to rest’, i.e., ‘pavilion for resting’. Complete transcription and explication of the Thai text by Robert S. Bauer (author of the monumental ABC Cantonese-English dictionary […]

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https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=58404&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mixed-thai-english-and-chinese-sign

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Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

04/12/2023, 06:22

Date published:

04/12/2023, 00:28