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Changes to "stele" section[edit]

I put some rather significant changes to the section on the Ramkhamhaeng stele section, as the prior lines had 1) no sources, and 2) took a particular position (the traditionalist/nationalist party line) concerning a matter that is a very hot subject of debate amongst Thai scholars at the moment. I altered the lines to reflect the debate, and hopefully not place my own opinion over the facts (as the prior author had). 24.58.155.247 (talk) 03:34, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Non-English references[edit]

There are a number of references that aren't in Latin script let alone English. Do we need them translated?

Siam Society references[edit]

Cornelius Beach Bradley, born in Bangkok, Siam, November 18, 1843, to the Reverend Dan Beach Bradley, wrote extensively on the Siamese language. In 1911 he retired fom the University of California, Berkeley.^[1] In 1909, he read his paper on the stone to a general meeting of the Siam Society held at the Bangkok United Club on the evening of Tuesday, 2 February 1909.^[2]

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^ Beach Bradley, English: Berkeley "Cornelius Beach Bradley, English: Berkeley". Regents of The University of California. Retrieved June 5, 2014. Bradley's childhood in Siam and his activities as a missionary there created an interest in the people of that country and in their language which he always retained. His Siam Revisited (1909-10) and his Vignettes from Siamese Legend and Life are interesting records of his return after the many years of absence. His articles on Siamese Personal Pronouns, Siamese Vowels and Diphthongs, Siamese Vocabulary, on the Consonant Shift in Siamese, Tone Accent in Siamese, and The Source of the Siamese Alphabet, together with Tone Accents of Two Chinese Dialects, won him such recognition as honorary membership in the Siam Society and in the Royal Asiatic Society of London, and membership in the American Oriental Society. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
^ Bradley, C.B. (1909). "The Oldest Known Writing in Siamese; the inscription of Phra Ram Khamhaeng of Sukhothai, 1293 A.D." (PDF). Journal of the Siam Society. Vol. 6.1b (digital). Siam Heritage Trust: image. Retrieved March 17, 2013. ....[I[t has been my earnest endeavor to know the thing as it really is, and to understand as a native would, just what it says — its natural drift and import. The quest, begun in the interest of philology pure and simple, has proved of absorbing interest, has taken me far afield, has opened up unexpected realms of thought and of life. If it be then your will to accompany me a little way on this quest, let us begin. {{cite journal}}: |volume= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |nopp= (help)

[1] Beach Bradley, English: Berkeley "Cornelius Beach Bradley, English: Berkeley". Regents of The University of California. Retrieved June 5, 2014. Bradley's childhood in Siam and his activities as a missionary there created an interest in the people of that country and in their language which he always retained. His Siam Revisited (1909-10) and his Vignettes from Siamese Legend and Life are interesting records of his return after the many years of absence. His articles on Siamese Personal Pronouns, Siamese Vowels and Diphthongs, Siamese Vocabulary, on the Consonant Shift in Siamese, Tone Accent in Siamese, and The Source of the Siamese Alphabet, together with Tone Accents of Two Chinese Dialects, won him such recognition as honorary membership in the Siam Society and in the Royal Asiatic Society of London, and membership in the American Oriental Society. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

[JSS_006_1b_Bradley-2] Bradley, C.B. (1909). "The Oldest Known Writing in Siamese; the inscription of Phra Ram Khamhaeng of Sukhothai, 1293 A.D." (PDF). Journal of the Siam Society. Vol. 6.1b (digital). Siam Heritage Trust: image. Retrieved March 17, 2013. ....[I[t has been my earnest endeavor to know the thing as it really is, and to understand as a native would, just what it says — its natural drift and import. The quest, begun in the interest of philology pure and simple, has proved of absorbing interest, has taken me far afield, has opened up unexpected realms of thought and of life. If it be then your will to accompany me a little way on this quest, let us begin. {{cite journal}}: |volume= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |nopp= (help)

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