New Mandala

Recently I stumbled upon a comprehensive review of the various Thai language phrasebooks on the market.  I know that many New Mandala readers will find its reflections and comments useful.  It includes such gems as “[w]hite space between some of the information would come in handy” and “ok, I’ve never had to ask a Thai [...]

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Talking ranges from communicating mundane facts to building meaningful relations with other human beings. Communicating personally with others generally requires the establishment of a shared language but it seems to me that something more is needed, such as a shared ‘conversational context’. What I mean by this is a language-use which is underpinned by a [...]

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