Non-finite Clauses in Thai

dc.contributor.author Singhapreecha, Pornsiri
dc.date.accessioned 2019-02-26T22:23:58Z
dc.date.available 2019-02-26T22:23:58Z
dc.date.issued 2019-02-20
dc.description.abstract This study investigated certain properties of non-finite clauses in Thai, that is, matrix clause predicates, clause markers, and modal auxiliaries in the clausal complements. Two types of resources were employed. The first one was constructed based on the obligatoriness and optionality of thîi càʔ, a marker for irrealis complements (Singhapreecha 2010). The second database was obtained from a translation into Thai from De Jonge’s (1998) Spanish subjunctives. Three hypotheses were formulated. Firstly, thîi càʔ is obligatory with matrix predicates neutral to irrealis mood, optional with those implicitly irrealis, and absent with experiential clauses. Secondly, predicates taking (purposive and imperative) subjunctives occur in the absence of tense and modal auxiliaries, and definitive elements are not accommodated in hypothetical clauses. Thirdly, with predicates taking indicatives, tense/aspect markers are likely, but not modals of possibility. Data from a series of questionnaires conducted with Thai informants confirmed the first and second hypotheses. The third hypothesis was partially confirmed. While tense markers were favored as predicted, modals of moderate to weak obligation/possibility were acceptable. This study suggests, in respect to modality and indicatives, a sense weaker than certainty be allowed in evaluating a past or hypothetical event.
dc.format.extent 27 pages
dc.identifier.issn 1836-6821
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10524/52435
dc.subject.languagecode tha
dc.subject.languagecode spa
dc.title Non-finite Clauses in Thai
dc.type Article
dc.type.dcmi Text
prism.endingpage 51
prism.number 1
prism.publicationname Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society
prism.startingpage 25
prism.volume 12
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