The interpretation of Disable People in Tai ethnic folk tale

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Sudaratana Maswanna

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to 1) study the motif of character of the disable. 2) The interpretation of disable in 19 the Tai’s folktales. It was discovered that the character of the disable were: 1) the blind in 12 folk tales 2) the deaf in 4folk tales 3) the defective person in 9folk tales. The motif in characters on these folktalescould be interpreted as follows: 1) the disable person was joker 2) the disable person was disadvantaged people 3) the disable person wasugly 4) the disable person was burden and 5) the disable person was a person who get assistance

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Maswanna, S. (2019). The interpretation of Disable People in Tai ethnic folk tale. Wiwitwannasan Journal of Language and Culture, 2(3), 85–100. Retrieved from https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/wiwitwannasan/article/view/193611
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