Languages Asia from Orchid Press

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2021. Written to meet the need of students and teachers of the Thai language for information on the advanced sentence structure of the language. The book will be welcomed by anyone learning the language past the beginning level and is an essential reference work for libraries and universities with an interest in Asia. Designed as a practical… Read more about this item

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2021. Classical Tibetan, with origins dating to the seventh century, is the language found in a huge corpus of surviving Tibetan, mostly Buddhist, texts; native Tibetans still employ this language, today, when writing on religious, medical or historical subjects. This book aims to provide a rapid introduction to the main elements of Classical Tibetan, so that students… Read more about this item

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 1996. An exploration of the relationship between Japanese, Korean and the Altaic group of languages, establishing that the links are actually genetic. rather than based on mere borrowing, as many Western scholars currently advocate. Carefully researched scholarly presentation of a controversial proposal. 230 pp., bibliography, general and linguistic indices. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 21.5 x 15.2… Read more about this item

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2008. Written to meet the need of students and teachers of the Thai language for information on the advanced sentence structure of the language. The book will be welcomed by anyone learning the language past the beginning level and is an essential reference work for libraries and universities with an interest in Asia. Designed as a… Read more about this item

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2015. Classical Tibetan, with origins dating to the seventh century, is the language found in a huge corpus of surviving Tibetan, mostly Buddhist, texts; native Tibetans still employ this language, today, when writing on religious, medical or historical subjects. This book aims to provide a rapid introduction to the main elements of Classical Tibetan, so that students… Read more about this item

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2002. The development and eventual official adoption of a Romanized script ('Quoc Ngu' or 'national language') to represent the spoken language of Vietnam has had enormous impact on that country's cultural and intellectual development. Replacing an older script based on Chinese style ideograms, the inherent efficiency of Quoc Ngu has been a major contributor to Vietnam's comparatively… Read more about this item

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2018. For the new arrival to Thailand, nothing seems more impenetrable than the local language. Phrasebooks abound, but how does one begin to master the unique sounds of the language, required of the very first Thai words the visitor attempts? Let’s Speak Thai is a phrasebook / dictionary with a difference. In addition to tackling all of… Read more about this item

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2002. Le développement et l'adoption définitive de l'écriture romaine ('quoc ngu' ou 'langue nationale') pour représenter la langue parlée du Viet Nam eurent un impact conséquent sur l'évolution culturelle et intellectuelle du pays. En remplaçant une écriture ancienne fondée sur des idéogrammes de type chinois, le quoc ngu, gràce à son efficacité, contribua de manière importante à… Read more about this item

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 1995. An in-depth exploration of the relationship between language and cultural identity through study of the atoll society of Tokelau, in the South Pacific. 232 pp., 30 colour plates and maps, index. A new/unread copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 21.5 x 15.2 cm.

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2018. Laos, blessed with rich cultural traditions, natural beauty and a warm and hospitable population, is still, remarkably, ‘off the beaten track’ compared with the hordes of tourists one encounters elsewhere in SE Asia. For the new arrival, Lets Speak Lao is the only tool the visitor will need to start to communicate with Lao people. This… Read more about this item