Lexical Creativity in Thai English Fiction

Unlike some varieties of English in Southeast Asia, the notion that there is a ‘Thai English’ is debatable. This paper examines distinctive non-native features of a lexicon found in contemporary Thai writing in English to ascertain if English in this Expanding Circle country is developing its own li...

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Main Authors: Bennui, Pairote, Hashim, Azirah
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Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss21/8
https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/1504/viewcontent/_5BKKv00n21_2022_2013_202014_5D_202.6_Article_Bennui_Hashim.pdf
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.kk-15042024-12-17T13:48:02Z Lexical Creativity in Thai English Fiction Bennui, Pairote Hashim, Azirah Unlike some varieties of English in Southeast Asia, the notion that there is a ‘Thai English’ is debatable. This paper examines distinctive non-native features of a lexicon found in contemporary Thai writing in English to ascertain if English in this Expanding Circle country is developing its own linguistic norms. An analysis of features of lexical creativity in five short stories and novels is carried out to determine whether the characteristics found indicate that a Thai English vocabulary exists. An ‘integrated framework’ which combines concepts in World Englishes by Braj B, Kachru, Peter Strevens, and Edgar W. Schneider is adopted in this study. It appears that certain categories of lexical creativity in the fiction examined represent five indicators of Thai English - contextualization, innovation, nativization, transcultural creativity, and localization - and reveals a developing non-native variety of English. 2024-12-18T13:11:16Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss21/8 info:doi/10.13185/1656-152x.1504 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/1504/viewcontent/_5BKKv00n21_2022_2013_202014_5D_202.6_Article_Bennui_Hashim.pdf Kritika Kultura Archīum Ateneo lexical creativity Thai English fiction
institution Ateneo De Manila University
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Philippines
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topic lexical creativity
Thai English
fiction
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Thai English
fiction
Bennui, Pairote
Hashim, Azirah
Lexical Creativity in Thai English Fiction
description Unlike some varieties of English in Southeast Asia, the notion that there is a ‘Thai English’ is debatable. This paper examines distinctive non-native features of a lexicon found in contemporary Thai writing in English to ascertain if English in this Expanding Circle country is developing its own linguistic norms. An analysis of features of lexical creativity in five short stories and novels is carried out to determine whether the characteristics found indicate that a Thai English vocabulary exists. An ‘integrated framework’ which combines concepts in World Englishes by Braj B, Kachru, Peter Strevens, and Edgar W. Schneider is adopted in this study. It appears that certain categories of lexical creativity in the fiction examined represent five indicators of Thai English - contextualization, innovation, nativization, transcultural creativity, and localization - and reveals a developing non-native variety of English.
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author Bennui, Pairote
Hashim, Azirah
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Hashim, Azirah
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title Lexical Creativity in Thai English Fiction
title_short Lexical Creativity in Thai English Fiction
title_full Lexical Creativity in Thai English Fiction
title_fullStr Lexical Creativity in Thai English Fiction
title_full_unstemmed Lexical Creativity in Thai English Fiction
title_sort lexical creativity in thai english fiction
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2024
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss21/8
https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/1504/viewcontent/_5BKKv00n21_2022_2013_202014_5D_202.6_Article_Bennui_Hashim.pdf
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