English loanwords perceived in King Chulalongkorn’s Letters
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This research articleaimed to study English loanword strategies perceived in King Chulalongkorn’s letters to Queen Sri Bajarindra during His Majesty’s first visit to Europe in A.D. 1897. The findings revealed the total of 363 English loanwords categorized as 221 loanwords by transcription (60.88 %), 124 loanwords by translation (34.16 %), 8 loanwords by the combination of translation and transcription (2.20 %), 3 loanwords by syllable deletion (0.83 %), and 7 loanwords by compounding (1.93 %). The instances of each category of loanwords could reflect the English loanword strategies used in the Thai language during the reign of King Chulalongkorn.
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Chaichu, P. (2019). English loanwords perceived in King Chulalongkorn’s Letters. Wiwitwannasan Journal of Language and Culture, 1(3), 85–103. Retrieved from https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/wiwitwannasan/article/view/192714
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chao yu hua. (In Thai) [The modernity of King Chulalongkorn]. Journal of
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Silpakorn University.
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in Thai language]. Bangkok: Department of Eastern Languages, Faculty of
Arts,Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Phitsanulok Campus.
Royal Institute. (2013). Photchananukrom chabap ratchabandit tayasathan
pho.so.2554. (In Thai) [The 2011 Office of the Royal Society Dictionary]. Bangkok: Office
of the Royal Society.
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(In Thai) [An analysis of English loan words in Newspapers]. Independent Study
(Thai language), Naresuan University.
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somdet khong somdet chao fa krom phraya Naritsara Nuwattiwong lae somdet
krom phraya Damrongrachanuphap. (In Thai) [A study of English loan words
in “Somdej’s Messages” by Somdej Chaofa Kromphraya Naritsara nuwattiwong and
Somdej Kromphraya Damrongrachanuphap]. Master's thesis (Thai language), Thai
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