Linguistic Diversity and National Unity: Language Ecology in Thailand - William A. Smalley - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226762883 - June 15, 1994
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Linguistic Diversity and National Unity: Language Ecology in Thailand 1st edition


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Unlike other multi-ethnic nations, Thailand has maintained relative stability despite its 80 languages. In this study of the relations among politics, geography and language, Smalley shows how Thailand has maintained national unity through an elaborate social and linguistic hierarchy.


452 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released June 15, 1994
ISBN13 9780226762883
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 452
Dimensions 161 × 241 × 30 mm   ·   772 g
Language English  

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