Professor Theraphan Luangthongkum (Thai: ธีระพันธ์ เหลืองทองคำ; also cited variously as L-Thongkum, L. Thongkum or Thongkum in publications) is a Thai linguist, specializing in phonetics, linguistic fieldwork, lexicography and minority languages of Southeast Asia. She is currently a faculty member of the Department of Linguistics, the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
Theraphan Luangthongkum | |
|---|---|
| ธีระพันธ์ เหลืองทองคำ | |
| Born | Thailand |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Other names | Theraphan L-Thongkum |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Chulalongkorn University |
| Main interests | Tai languages, Austroasiatic languages |
In 2010 she was awarded an honorary membership by the Linguistics Society of America,[1] making her the first Thai linguist to receive this honor.
Education
editProf. Luangthongkum graduated from the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University in 1968 with a BA (2nd class honors) in English. She then went to the University of California at Davis, where she received her MA in linguistics in 1970. With a scholarship from the Ford Foundation, she furthered her studies in phonetics at the University of Edinburgh, where she obtained her Ph.D. in 1977 presenting the thesis 'Rhythm in standard Thai'.[2]
Awards
edit- Distinguished Researcher Award (Humanities), National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), 2002.
- Outstanding Research Award (Humanities), National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), 2002.
- Distinguished Professor Award (Humanities), Chulalongkorn University, 2003.
- Distinguished Professor Award, The Eakin Laugesen Memorial Fund, 2006.
- Distinguished Research Award, the Academic Affairs Section, the Thailand Research Fund (TRF), 2007.
References
edit- ^ Linguistic Society of America. "Honorary Members 2010". Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ Luangthongkum, T. (1978). "Rhythm in standard Thai".