David A. Smyth (/smaɪð/; born 5 January 1954)[1] is a British scholar notable for his expertise in the field of Thai studies.
David A. Smyth | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 January 1954 |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Academic background | |
| Education | School of Oriental and African Studies (BA, PhD) |
| Thesis | A Study of the Major Fiction of Kulāp Sāipradit (pseud. 'Sībūraphā') (1988) |
| Doctoral advisor | Manas Chitakasem (มานัส จิตตเกษม) |
| Influences | E. H. S. Simmonds |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | School of Oriental and African Studies |
| Main interests | |
Life
editSmyth first studied Thai at the School of Oriental and African Studies, as part of an undergraduate degree in South East Asian Studies.[2] One of his tutors there was E. H. S. Simmonds.[3]
He lived in Thailand from the mid 1970s until the early 1980s, teaching English first at Thammasat University and then at Srinakharinwirot University.[2]
He received his doctorate from SOAS in 1988. His dissertation was a study of the literary works of Kulap Saipradit.[3]
For a number of years, he was a lecturer in Thai and Cambodian at SOAS.[4][5]
Publications
editBooks
edit- Smyth, David A., and Manas Chitakasem (1984). Linguaphone Thai Course. London: Linguaphone Institute. ISBN 9780747310051.
- Smyth, David A. (1995). Teach Yourself Thai. London: Hodder Headline. ISBN 9780340590416.
- Smyth, David A. (1995). Colloquial Cambodian. Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge. ISBN 9780415100069.
- Smyth, David A., and Tran Kien (1995). Tuttle Practical Cambodian Dictionary. Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 9780804819541.
- Smyth, David A. (2002). Thai: An Essential Grammar. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780415226141. (Second edition published in 2014. ISBN 9780415510349.)
- Smyth, David A. (2019). Kulap Saipradit ('Sriburapha'): Journalist and Writer in Early 20th Century Siam. Bangkok: White Lotus Press. ISBN 9789748434711.
Papers
edit- Smyth, David A. (1984). "Sībūraphā and Some Ups and Downs in a Literary Career". Paper presented to the International Conference on Thai Studies, Bangkok, 22–24 August.
- Smyth, David A. (1987). "The Later Short Stories of Sībūraphā". In Jeremy H. C. S. Davidson (ed.), Laī Sū’ Thai: Essays in Honour of E. H. S. Simmonds, pp. 98–115. London: School of Oriental and African Studies.
- Smyth, David A. (2001). "Farangs and Siamese: A Brief History of Learning Thai". In M. R. Kalaya Tingsabadh and Arthur S. Abramson (eds.), Essays in Tai Linguistics, pp. 277–285. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Press.
Translations
edit- Saipradit, Kulap (1990). Behind the Painting and Other Stories. Translated by David A. Smyth. Singapore: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195889628.
- Surangkhanang, K. (1994). The Prostitute. Translated by David A. Smyth. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9789676530790.
- Saipradit, Kulap, et al. (1998). The Sergeant's Garland and Other Stories. Translated by David A. Smyth and Manas Chitakasem. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9789835600388.
- Korbjitti, Chart (2003). No Way Out. Translated by David A. Smyth. Nakhon Rachasima: Howling Books. ISBN 9789749138519.
- Navarat, M. R. Nimitmongkol (2009). The Dreams of an Idealist. Translated by David A. Smyth. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books. ISBN 9789749511619.
References
edit- ^ "Smyth, David, 1954–". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Successful Thai Language Learner: David Smyth". ExpatDen. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020.
- ^ a b Smyth, David A. (1988). A Study of the Major Fiction of Kulāp Sāipradit (pseud. 'Sībūraphā') (PDF). Unpubished doctoral dissertation. School of Oriental and African Studies. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Dr David A Smyth". SOAS. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014.
- ^ "David A. Smyth". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021.