A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF COMMONLY USED MODAL PARTICLES IN CHINESE AND THAI LANGUAGE
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The modal particle is a major difficulty in second language learning and teaching because of its emptiness in terms of semantics and the complexity of its use in the environment. Both Chinese and Thai languages have a system of modal particles, but these two types are crossed, and the fact that the corresponding rules are not obvious results in great difficulty in the learning and teaching of modal particles. Based on the analysis, it can be seen that there are several corresponding relationships among the modal particles in the Chinese and Thai languages, such as crossed, one-to-zero, and zero-to-one. Comprehending the correspondence between these two languages can greatly reduce the burden of language learning for foreign students, and provide some useful points of reference for international Chinese teaching and research.
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