Culture and Usage of Language Regarding Corruption in Social Contexts that arise in Thai Literature and in the Modern Civil Society of Nakhonratchasima Province.
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This article aimed to study the use of language and culture regarding corruption in the social contexts appearing in Thai literatures and recent use of civil society of Nakhonratchasima province which will encourage awareness of the problems surrounding it, the impact of corruption, and develop mechanisms for creating good governance in Thai society. Regarding the corruption in Thai literature, this study found that; 1)Tri-bhumi Phraruang: discussed the dishonest leader of the country who sought for bribery and 3) Lilitongkarnchangnam: revealed a ceremony that show loyalty be honest with the king, 4) Kotmai Tra Sam Duang: discussed corruption in recruiting men to war or corruption by taking weapons to intimidate people, 5) Srithanon Chai: taught that a smart person who exploited to gain the wrong assets. The use of language regarding corruption by the research participants could be divided into three levels; 1.the first group used the most indecent words when talking about corruption such as cheating (kodkong), fraud (chorkong), bribery (rupsinbon), corruption (chorratbungluang) and under the table (taito), 2. the second group used neutral words such as dishonesty (mai sue sus), misappropriate (bead bung), smuggle (luk lorb), misused of power (chai amnat nai thang thi pid), obscure (pid bung amprang), 3. The third group used docile words such as patronage (oo pa thum), favor (len puak), smuggling (arm it sin jang).Therefore, the content in the Thai literature was a teaching for the people to fear sin, to have beliefin Hell and Heaven, and to be the virtuous and honest. The effects of good deeds on life were peaceful. Furthermore, the public attitudes regarding corruption appearing in the use of language and social context revealed an awareness of the corruption problem.
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