Language Reflecting Society and Culture in the Provincial Folktale Literature of Northeastern Thailand and Its Value: With Special Reference to Ekarattana Udomporn’s Written Work
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1401.13Keywords:
language, society, culture, value, folktalesAbstract
The objectives of this study were to explore linguistic strategies used in the folktales of Northeastern Thailand and to explore the ways in which society and culture are reflected through folktales in Ekarattana Udomporn’s written work and the value of the tales. The conceptual framework of this study consists of (1) use of strategies of language for communication namely, expression, diction and level of language and (2) reflections of society and culture, namely, beliefs, the ways of life of people in society, and the value of the language and the knowledge of the tales. A qualitative method was employed, and the data included 41 stories of provincial folktales collected by Ekarattana Udomporn. The findings revealed that there were uses of different kinds of expressions. There was use of explanative diction, exemplificative diction and descriptive diction, and among these, explanative diction was found to be foremost in the folktales because of the explanative purpose of folktales. Formal language, semi-formal language and colloquial language was found in the folktales, and among these, semi-formal and colloquial language was used primarily in order to facilitate understanding. Folktales of this region reflected not only the beliefs in society, namely, Buddhism, spirits, death, seniority, but also the way of life, namely, clothes, food, castes and relations of people in society that accorded with belief of people in society. Furthermore, the values of language, of society and culture, and of knowledge as well as other values, were also found in the folktales of Northeastern Thailand in Ekarattana Udomporn’s written work.
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