ความใกล้ชิดชุมชนกับการออกเสียง (ħ) ของผู้พูดภาษาไทยถิ่นใต้พลัดถิ่น ที่หมู่บ้านบางบัวทอง ตำบลบางรักพัฒนา อำเภอบางบัวทอง จังหวัดนนทบุรี / จุฑาภรณ์ พูลเพิ่ม = Community closness and the pronunciation of (ħ) in the Southern Thai dialect of displaced Sounthern people in Bang Bua Thong Village Tambon Bang Rak Phatthana Amphoe Bang Bua Thong Nontaburi / Jutaporn Poonperm
The nasalized voiceless pharyngeal fricative [ħ], which corresponds to [ŋ] in Standard Thai, is a distinctive marker of Southern Thai dialect. The previous study of the social variation of this sound by Paleerat Sapproong (1993) showed that this sound was disappearing from Songkhla Southern Thai dialect. It is interesting to find out whether Southern Thai people who move to other parts of Thailand would maintain the pronunciation of [ħ], especially when they live in a closely-knit community with high degree of solidarity. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the relationship between the pronunciation of (ħ) and community closeness, age, and sex of displaced southern people in Bang Bua Thong village, Tambon Bang Rak Phatthana, Amphoe Bang Bua Thong, Nontaburi Province, Thailand. The data of (ħ) pronunciation was collected by recording conversations of sixty displaced southern Thai speakers in a community in Nontaburi. The degree of community closeness was acquired by asking ten questions to test how close each speaker was to their community. The result of the analysis shows that in general the vernacular [ħ] was used more frequently than the standard [ŋ], that the older the speaker is, the more use of [ħ] and that women use [ħ] more than men. Regarding the community closeness, the study also shows that the older the speaker, the more community closeness and that women are closer to the community than men. Considering the relationship between the linguistic variable and all the social variables, it can be concluded that since the female speaker and the older age groups are closer to the community than men and the younger groups, the female and older speakers consequently use the vernacular [ħ] more frequently than the male and younger groups. This study shows that community closeness is an important factor that determines the form of the language used in a community. From the findings of this study, it can be inferred that the vernacular sound marking the identity of Southern Thai dialect would not be lost in this displaced community due to community closeness or solidarity among the members.
SUBJECT
ภาษาไทยถิ่นใต้ -- การออกเสียง
ชุมชน -- ไทย -- บางบัวทอง (นนทบุรี)
Southern Thai language -- Pronunciation
Communities -- Thailand -- Bang Bua Thong (Nonthaburi)
