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Structural Redundancy in Thai Semantics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2026

Thomas W. Gething
Thomas W. Gething*
Affiliation:
University of Hawaii
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Abstract

Ten terms for Buddhist religious functionaries in standard Thai are subjected to semantic analysis. The data are grouped into a semantic set which is exploited to reveal redundant, hence predictable, semantic features. In addition, semantic patterning within the set is discussed and is related to the relevant subset of classifiers.

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Research Article
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Language , Volume 44 , Issue 4 , December 1968 , pp. 813 - 818
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Copyright © 1968 by Linguistic Society of America

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