The "soc.culture.thai Frequently Asked Questions" periodic postings are
divided into 6 parts plus an index. Requests for inclusion, correction
or update can be made by posting a public message or follow-up to this
FAQ.

The current release of these FAQs can be fetched by anonymous FTP from
rtfm.mit.edu (or its mirror sites) under directories:
   /pub/usenet/news.answers/thai
   /pub/usenet/soc.answers/thai
   /pub/usenet/soc.culture.thai

The current copy of the FAQs can be viewed by appropriate tools at the URLs
   http://www.nectec.or.th/soc.culture.thai/index.html
   ftp://ftp.nectec.or.th/soc.culture.thai

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LANGUAGE FAQ
Language and linguistics information

 * Language
  L.1)  The de facto Thai transcription scheme for soc.culture.thai
  L.2)  Learning Thai abroad
  L.3)  Learning Thai in Thailand
  L.4)  Poetry
  L.5)  The word "farang"

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LANGUAGE FAQ

This part describes information on language and linguistics.