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The International Journal of the Royal Society of Thailand
The International Journal of the Royal Society of Thailand
Volume XIII – 2021
Volume XII, 2020

The Thai Writing System: Reasons behind Its System
• The paper should be submitted to the Editorial Board in three copies
and an electronic file as a text file (e.g. doc). Anant Laulertvorakul 1
• Figures should be numbered and stored in separate files with legends

Abstract included in the main text file.
• Either English or American spelling can be used but should be
The Thai writing system shows its clearly phonological reasons for
consistent for the entire article.
ordering its letters from ก to ฮ, and its letter classification. A knowledge of
Article Structure
Sanskrit phonology and Thai historical linguistics will reveal to us the reasons
Each article should contain the following :
• Title
behind its system and make us astonished that its system is so logical and so
• Short title for page headings
beautiful. The Thai writing system is a perfect combination of ancient Thai and
India wisdom.
• Authors and their affiliations
• A concise abstract (not more than 300 words)
Keywords: Thai writing system, Thai alphabet, Thai phonology, Sanskrit
• Key words
• Main text divided into sections e.g. Introduction, Materials and
Methods, Results and Conclusion
• References (of all articles cited in the text)
1. Introduction
• Table and Figure captions (numbered in sequence as they appear in

the text)
We have often found that foreigners that have undergone studying the Thai
Abstract
language come up with several interesting questions regarding the Thai writing
system. Many of these questions are not commonly asked by a large number of
The abstract should be concise and informative, not more than 300 words.

It should not only indicate the general scope of the article but also state the main
Thai people and even not on their minds. This is due to the fact that Thai people
results and conclusions.
are so familiar with their own writing system that they overlook a small detail about
Ethical Guidelines
it. This is unlike foreigners, who, when they face a different language and alphabet,
often compare it with their own writing system and have made many questions

Experimental investigation papers must state in the Materials and
Methods section that
such as
1) informed consent was obtained from all adult participants and from
Why do Thai consonant letters list themselves from ก, ข, ค, ง, จ,... to ฮ? Are
parents or legal guardians of minors, including the name of the appropriate
institutional review board having approved the project;
there any reasons for its order?
2) the maintenance and care of experimental animals comply with the
Why are Thai consonant letters 44 in number but there are only 21 consonant
2
Thai National Institute of Health Guidelines for the humane use of laboratory
sounds? Why are there twice the letters to sounds?
animals or the equivalent country authority or agency;
3) approval is obtained from the relevant ethical committee.

1 Dr. Anant Laulertvorakul, Associte Fellow, The Royal society of Thailand, Academy of Arts.
2 or 42 in number if we exclude ฃ and ฅ which are obsolete in the modern Thai writing convention.

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