Published on Oct 24, 2016 The setting of speech strongly influences the way one utters a particular word.This paper demonstrates how pitch contours were affected by the different settings of speech.The two totally different settings in this study are the political gathering sites and the TV production house.

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3. PAD Rally at Sukhumvit Road
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6. PAD’s Siege of Government
House in August 2008
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Activities in the “Reality Show”
1.Speeches
2.Interviews
3.Musical Bands (the Gathering related Lyrics)
4.Cultural Shows
5.Food Preparations
6.Donations
7.Sellings and Shopping etc.

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Let’s Come and Liberate our Nation

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I’m here to save my nation

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13. PAD five leaders include
1.media-mogul Sondhi Limthongkul
2.Major General Chamlong Srimuang a controversial
Thai activist and a former politician (Bangkok
Metropolitan Mayor),a Magsaysay Award Winner
3.Somsak Kosaisuk, the former ISOC leader and
labour activist
4.Phiphop Thongchai Educationist
5.Somkiat Phongphaibul a formerUniversity lecturer
WHO ARE
THEY?
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14. PAD’S LEADER
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Data & Research tools
•Test tokens excerpted from some VDO clips
of the 193 days gathering provided by ASTV
•Auditory Judgement
• Praat Program

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tai SI
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“…Interestingly, our emotions can also
affect the pitch of our voices.When
people become frightened or excited the
muscles around the voice box (or
larynx) unconsciously contract, pull
strain on the vocal cords, making the
pitch higher. …”
Tonya Reiman ,2009 BodyLanguageUniversity.com

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Tempo
*In the Gathering Site>in the Studio
about 20%

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phii2-nO:ng3 “kinsman”(sibling)
mae:2jok3 phan-tha-mit3 “P.A.D.’s supporters”
phO:2jok3 phan-tha-mit3 “P.A.D.’s supporters”
nak3rop3 mue:top1 “clapper warrior”
nak3rop3 naa2cO: “TV warrior”
da:w-kra-ca:i “move around and declare sth. to public”
Semantic Related Phenomena

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