08.00-08.30
Registration
09.00-09.15
Arrival of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
OPENING CEREMONY
Room: Astor Ballroom
MC: Surapeepan Chatraporn
09.15-09.30
Presentation of a report to HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
Bundhit Eua-arporn
– President of Chulalongkorn University
Opening address by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
Room: Astor Ballroom
Moderator: Surapeepan Chatraporn
09.30-10.00
Occupation Terms in Thai
Pranee Kullavanijaya
– Chulalongkorn University
10.00-10.30
Professor Dr. Khun Banchob Bandhumedha : An Eminent Thai Language Scholar
Navavan Bandhumedha
– The Royal Society of Thailand
10.30-10.45
Intermission
10.45-11.15
The Tai Languages of North East India : Dr. Banchob’s Role as Pioneering Scholar
Stephen Morey
– La Trobe University
11.15-13.45
Luncheon
PARALLEL SESSIONS
13.45-16.15
| Room | Topic |
| Astor Ballroom 2 | Thai Language and Culture |
| Astor Ballroom 3 | Thai-Tai Folklore |
| Rajadamri 2 | Tai Languages |
Session I : Thai Language and Culture
Room: Astor Ballroom 2
Moderator: Prapaipun Phingchim
13.45-14.15
The Journey of the “Conjunction” in Thai Language
Debi Jaratjarungkiat
– Chulalongkorn University
14.15-14.45
The Thai Notion of Self-construal and Some Linguistic Evidence
Natthaporn Panpothong
Siriporn Phakdeephasook
– Chulalongkorn University
14.45-15.15
Break
15.15-15.45
The Grammaticalisational Relationship Between Comitatives and Instrumentals in Thai: A Diachronic Typological Perspective
Vipas Pothipath
– Chulalongkorn University
15.45-16.15
Distinctions in the Linguistic Encoding of Caused Separation in Thai
Nitipong Pichetpan
– University of Sydney
– Thammasat University
Session II : Thai-Tai Folklore
Room: Astor Ballroom 3
Moderator: Arthid Sheravanichkul
13.45-14.15
The Telling of Tai Folktales by Professor Dr. Khun Banchob Bandhumedha in Satri San
Poramin Jaruworn
– Chulalongkorn University
14.15-14.45
The Tai Women: Representations in Myths and Rituals of Tai People in Central Mekong Basin Communities
Pathom Hongsuwan
– Mahasarakham University
14.45-15.15
Break
15.15-15.45
The Route to Heaven: Cosmology and World Narratives of Tai Dam from Funeral Manuscripts
Pichet Saiphan
– Thammasat University
15.45-16.15
"Roots of the Tai" in "Thailand's Songkran Tradition": Tai Cultural Inheritance and Creativity in Thai Society
Aphilak Kasempholkoon
– Mahidol University
Session III : Tai Languages
Room: Rajadamri 2
Moderator: Nattanun Chanchaochai
13.45-14.15
Constituent Order in Tai Khamti: New Data from Myanmar
Rikker Dockum
– Swarthmore College
14.15-14.45
Lanna Tai of the 16th Century as Attested from Chinese Source
Shinnakrit Tangsiriwattanakul
– Chulalongkorn University
14.45-15.15
Break
15.15-15.45
Proto-Shan, Old Shan and the Making of Ahom Writing System
Pittayawat Pittayaporn
– Chulalongkorn University
15.45-16.15
Analysing Phonological Variation in Tai Khuen
Wyn Owen
– Payap University