A Study of Southern Thai Vocabulary in Popular Southern Songs in 2023
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This study aimed to examine Southern Thai vocabulary that became popular in 2023. Songs were selected from the YouTube platform using the search terms “popular Southern songs in 2023,” “top Southern songs 2023,” and “trending Southern songs 2023.” All unique songs were included, resulting in a total of 52 songs for analysis. The vocabulary was analyzed according to word classes using the semantic criteria of Phraya Upakit Silpasarn. The findings revealed a total of 177 Southern Thai vocabulary items from the songs, classified into four-word classes. Adjectives appeared most frequently, with 65 items; followed by nouns, with 62 items; verbs, with 48 items; and pronouns, the least frequent, with only 3 items. This study also indicated that adjectives dominate Southern Thai song lyrics, highlighting that adjectives most clearly reflect distinctive characteristics of Southern people and portray the southern way of life.
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บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสารมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยอุบลราชธานี
ข้อความที่ปรากฏในบทความแต่ละเรื่องในวารสารวิชาการเล่มนี้เป็นความคิดเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับมหาวิทยาลัยอุบลราชธานี และคณาจารย์ท่านอื่นๆในมหาวิทยาลัยฯ แต่อย่างใด ความรับผิดชอบองค์ประกอบทั้งหมดของบทความแต่ละเรื่องเป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน หากมีความผิดพลาดใดๆ ผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านจะรับผิดชอบบทความของตนเองแต่ผู้เดียว
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