Presents a description of Thai syntax in the form of generative grammar. Compares and measures differences between English and Thai syntax, making the rules of the two languages correspond in form and arrangement. Makes tabular comparison, and gives the prediction of syntactical errors, considering the layout of English and Thai sentences; yes-no questions; noun, adjective, and verb phrases; tense; subject-verb agreement; connectives; negation; and interrogation. Contains text collection, covering Thai and English corpora, Thai speakers' errors in English, and American speakers' errors in Thai. Appends form classes, glossary of symbols used in transformation rules, index of English and Thai syntax, covering symbols and expansion rules. [TAIC]
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United States
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