Title                            AN ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES AND MEANINGS OF

COMPOUNDS IN THE STANDARD THAI DICTIONARY 1999

Author                        Sukhontha       Phummuang

Advisers                     Associate Professor Tipsuda     Naiyasab, M.A.

Co - advisor                Associate Professor Commander Wattanachai  Manying, M.A.

Type of Degree          Thesis M.A. in Thai language, Naresuan University, 2007.

Keywords                   Compound words, Structure, Meaning

Abstract

           

            This research was to analyze structure and meaning of compound word as an adverb by studying in Royal Institute Dictionary 1999.  Methodology was looking up compound words composing 2 Thai words and having function as an adverb then analyzing structure and meaning of them following cultural language character.  The finding found that compound words as an adverb in Royal Institute Dictionary 1999 were 580 words.  The structure of verb combining noun having most was 141 words or 24.31 percent.  The least of structure used as an adverb was preposition combining noun that had 3 words or 0.52%.  Meaning of compound words as an adverb categorized into 2 types that compound words as an adverb were having direct meaning and indirect meaning.  According to cultural language character, the direct compound words were 199. The most of them in word group about behavior and performance of human were 108 words or 54.27%.  Word group personal relationship was the least with 22 words or 11.06%.  For compound words as an adverb having indirect meaning was 381 words and found them in behavior and performance of human most 215 words or 61.67%.  Word group about natural was the least with 22 words or 5.78%.