NARRATOR AND LANGUAGE IN THAI ONLINE LITERATURE

Authors

  • Orathai Piayura Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
  • Marasri Sorthip Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
  • Kanyarat Unthanon Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
  • Umarin Tularak Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20319/pijss.2018.41.105110

Keywords:

Narrative, Language, Thai Literature, Online Literature, Male Prostitutes

Abstract

This article studies the narrators and the language used in Thai online Literature. The selected texts were randomly selected from short stories presented on the Gay Websites. The study focused on 6 short stories about male prostitutes. The result of the study revealed that the all of the stories were composed by using the narrators as the actors. The levels of language used in the narrative texts various from semi-informal to informal in order to form the identity of the narrators as male prostitutes. The adjectives to describe beauty and look were frequently used by the narrators.

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Published

2018-03-16

How to Cite

Piayura, O., Sorthip, M., Unthanon, K., & Tularak, U. (2018). NARRATOR AND LANGUAGE IN THAI ONLINE LITERATURE. PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences, 4(1), 105–110. https://doi.org/10.20319/pijss.2018.41.105110

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2018): Regular Issue

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