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The Mixing of English in Thai Magazines
The purpose of this research is to investigate the use of English language in Thai magazines and the attitude of a test/focus group to the use of English in Thai magazines. The researcher chose magazines between January 2011 – June 2011. The following 4 Thai magazines were chosen for this research: 1. Oops! 2. DiChan 3. Matichon and 4. Kuu Saang Kuu Som. In total, there were 24 magazines that were used for the research. In order to get more realistic findings of a cross section of magazines, the titles we chose came from a range of styles. Our test group were 30 students and teachers from Tepbadin Wittaya High School Chiang Mai. The test group were chosen through purposive sampling. The data recorded was used to work out the average and median attitudes of the respondents. Results and Findings There were 8 character types of english used in Thai magazines. It was observed the most common uses was with using English and the use of transliterated English, and the second most common was using English combined with Thai. The least used was the repetition of English. It was observed that the use of English in Thai magazines occurred in Oops! Magazine the most frequently, while Kuu Saang Kuu Som use English the least. When we compare attitudes of the test group to the use of English in Thai magazines, it was found that overall, there was a positive attitude to the use of English in Thai magazines.
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