Closing Ceremony:

M.R. Kalaya Tingsabadh, Ph.D.

Present Position (since July 2004):

Vice President, Chulalongkorn University

Contact address

Chulalongkorn University
Phyathai Road Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Tel. 66-2-2183238, Mobile 66-81-8397711
Fax. 66-2-2153602
E-Mail: Kalaya.T@chula.ac.th


Education

Ph.D. 1980 University College London, England Phonetics and Linguistics
M.A. 1972 University College London, England Modern English Language
B.A.Hons 1971 University of York, England Language/Education

Grants received

1966-1969 King's Scholarship
1970-1971 Thai Government's Scholarship
1977-1980 Ford Foundation Grant

Career

2008-Present Vice President, Chulalongkorn University
2004-2008 Dean, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University
2000-Present Member, Chulalongkorn University Council
1996-2004 Dean, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
1984 Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
1980 Lecturer, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
1975 Staff, Central Institute of English Language, Ministry of Universities Affairs
1971 Lecturer, Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, Chiang Mai University

Conference papers and publications (in English)
• Tingsabadh, M.R. Kalaya (1976) “A Phonetic Description of Tai Nong” Passa Vol.6 (October 1976) pp. 159-175.
• Tingsabadh, M.R. Kalaya (1980) “A Phonological Study of the Thai Language of Suphanburi Province”. Ph.D. dissertation. University of London.
• Tingsabadh, M.R. Kalaya (1985) “Thai Dialectology up to the Year 1984”. Science of Language Papers, Vol.5, pp. 75-102. August 1985. Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University.
• Tingsabadh, M.R. Kalaya (1985) “Some Accents of Central Thai, A Tonal Study”. Paper presented at the 18th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics. August 27-29, 1985. Bangkok.
• Tingsabadh, M.R. Kalaya (1988) “Loss of Preeminence of Citation Forms in the Study of Tones on Thai Dialects”. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Language and Linguistics. August 9-11, 1988. Thammasat University. Bangkok.
• Tingsabadh, M.R. Kalaya (1988) “The Elusive Tones of Thai Dailects”. Paper presented at the First Hong Kong Conference on Language and Society. April 25-28, 1988.
• Tingsabadh, M.R. Kalaya and Amara Prasithrathsint (1989) “The Use of Address Terms in Thai During the Bangkok Period”. Passa Vol.19 No.2 December 1989 pp. 136- 145.
• Tingsabadh, M.R. Kalaya and Daranee Krisnaphan (1922) “Tonal Overlapping : An Instrumental Study of Suphanburi Thai”. Paper presented at the Third International Symposium on Language and Linguistics: Pan-Asiatic Linguistics. January 8-10, 1992. Chulalongkorn University. Bangkok.
• Tingsabadh, M.R. Kalaya (1993) “Tone geography in Thailand : the Tone box Method”. Paper presented at Methods VIII International Conference on Dialectology. University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. August 3-7, 1993.
• Tingsabadh, M.R. Kalaya and Daranee Krisnaphan (1993) “Acoustic-based Tone Geography of Thailand: Dream or Reality”. Paper presented at the Fifth International Conference on Thai Studies. July 5-10, 1993. School of Oriental and African Studies. University of London. United Kingdom.
• Tingsabadh, M.R. Kalaya and Daranee Krisnaphan (1996) “Tones in Standard Thai Connected Speech” Paper presented at the Fourth International Symposium on Language and Linguistics: Pan-Asiatic Linguistics. Bangkok, Thailand. January 8-10, 1996.
• Tingsabadh, M.R. Kalaya (2002) “Thai Tone Geography” in Essays in Tai Linguistics M.R. Kalaya Tingsabadh and Arthur S. Abramson (eds.) Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Press