Speech Play on a Character’s Name: A Case Study of Uncle Buḍh in a Thai Novel, Thiyot . . . Waew Siang Khruan Khlang (Death Whisperer)

• Main Author: Hongthong, Direk
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: speech play; homophones; Thai novel; character’s names; Thiyot . . . Waew Siang Khruan Khlang (Death Whisperer)
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/paha/vol14/iss2/11; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/paha/article/1339/viewcontent/3_PAHA14.2_direk_pp33_54.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The film adaptation of the novel Thiyot . . . Waew Siang Khruan Khlang (Death Whisperer) in 2023 significantly devalued the role of Uncle Buḍh, an important character in the novel. This article aims to reveal the ingenuity and importance of this character in the novel by studying it within the frame...