Tinglish
Sign in to saveAlso known as Thai Pidgin English, Thailish, Thainglish, Thaiglish, Thinglish, Thenglish, Tenglish, Thailand Pidgin English
frame|right|Tinglish is even widespread on official signs in Thailand.
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Characteristics and examples
- Examples of words and phrases
- Pronunciation
- Adaptation of consonants
- Adaptation of vowels
- Tone assignment
- References
- External links
frame|right|Tinglish is even widespread on official signs in Thailand.
Tinglish (or Thaiglish, Thenglish, Thailish, Thainglish, etc.) refers to any form of English mixed with or heavily influenced by Thai. It is typically produced by native Thai speakers due to language interference from the first language. Differences from standard native English occur in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. The term was coined in 1970, and several alternative terms have been proposed since its inception, such as Thainglish (1973), Thaiglish (1992), Tinglish (1994), Thinglish (1976), Thenglish (2003), and Tenglish (2012).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tinglish” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.