Publications | Piyapath T Spencer

Grammatical Sketch of Moklen Verb Phrase

Journal Article

Authors: Piyapath T Spencer

Language Documentation and Description • Under Review

Ontological Irrationality and (Im)politeness “Strategies” in Thai Culture

Journal Article

Authors: Piyapath T Spencer and Natthaporn Panpothong

Journal of Pragmatics • Draft Manuscript to be submitted

Towards Syntactic Economy: A Diachronic Case Study of Postverbal Preposition Ellipsis in Thai

Journal Article

Authors: Piyapath T Spencer

Journal of Historical Syntax • Manuscript Preparing

Can LLMs Help Create Grammar?: Automating Grammar Creation for Endangered Languages with In-Context Learning

Conference Proceeding

Authors: Piyapath T Spencer and Nanthipat Kongborrirak

Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Computational Linguistics • 2025

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In the present-day documenting and preserving endangered languages, the application of Large Language Models (LLMs) presents a promising approach. This paper explores how LLMs, particularly through in-context learning, can assist in generating grammatical information for low-resource languages with limited amount of data. We takes Moklen as a case study to evaluate the efficacy of LLMs in producing coherent grammatical rules and lexical entries using only bilingual dictionaries and parallel sentences of the unknown language without building the model from scratch. Our methodology involves organising the existing linguistic data and prompting to efficiently enable to generate formal XLE grammar. Our results demonstrate that LLMs can successfully capture key grammatical structures and lexical information, although challenges such as the potential for English grammatical biases remain. This study highlights the potential of LLMs to enhance language documentation efforts, providing a cost-effective solution for generating linguistic data and contributing to the preservation of endangered languages.

How to citicise politely: A socio-pragma-stylistic analysis of Samuel Johnson’s (im)polite criticism

Presentation

Authors: Piyapath T Spencer

Thinking Together, Creating Together: The Second Graduate Knowledge Construction Forum • 2025

Towards Syntactic Economy: A Diachronic Case Study of Postverbal Preposition Ellipsis in Thai

Presentation

Authors: Piyapath T Spencer

The 26th Diachronic Generative Syntax conference (DiGS26) • 2025

(Im)Polite Criticism of Metaphor: A Proposal

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos

Historical Pragmatics • 2024

Capturing Metaphor: A Comparative Analysis of (Static and Contextualised) Word Embeddings in Metaphor Representation

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos

Computergestützte Kognitive Linguistik • 2024

Capturing Metaphor: A Comparative Analysis of (Static and Contextualised) Word Embeddings in Metaphor Representation

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos

Tense-Aspect-Mood-Evidentiality • 2024

Documenting Endangered Languages with LangDoc: A Wordlist-Based System and A Case Study on Moklen

Conference Proceeding

Authors: Piyapath T Spencer

Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on NLP Applications to Field Linguistics • 2024

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Language documentation, especially languages lacking standardised writing systems, is a laborious and time-consuming process. This paper introduces LangDoc, a comprehensive system designed to address challenges and improve the efficiency and accuracy of language documentation projects. LangDoc offers several features, including tools for managing, recording, and reviewing the collected data. It operates both online and offline, crucial for fieldwork in remote locations. The paper also presents a comparative analysis demonstrating LangDoc's efficiency compared to other methods. A case study of the Moklen language documentation project demonstrates how the features address the specific challenges of working with endangered languages and remote communities. Future development areas include integrating with NLP tools for advanced linguistic analysis and emphasising its potential to support the preservation of language diversity.

From Fieldwork to Grammar: How can technology help preserve (and understand) human language?.

Presentation

Authors: Piyapath T Spencer

Thailand Digital Humanities Forum 2024 • 2024

From Slang to Social Identity: A Sociolinguistic Study of Lexical Innovation “Slay”

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos

Sociolinguistics • 2024

Human-Centric NLP or AI-Centric Illusion?: A Critical Investigation

Conference Proceeding

Authors: Piyapath T Spencer

Proceedings of the 38th Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation • 2024

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Johnson's Metaphor: A Metacritical Analysis of the Works of Pope and Gray

Presentation

Authors: Piyapath T Spencer

Language and Literature • 2024

On Meaning and Lexical Relation: A Corpus Analysis

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos

Corpus Analysis • 2024

Social and Phonetic Dynamics in the Realisation of /r/ in Thai

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos, Thanete Wutiwan, Teenida Sappayasarn, and Nunnapas Kathongthung

Linguistic Analysis of Thai • 2024

Aspect-based Sentiment Analysis

Unpublished Work

Authors: Thanyanee Treewatanasuwan and Piyapath Srisomyos

Computational Linguistics • 2023

Endings of Mulan: A New Historicist Approach

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath T Spencer

Theory of Literary Criticism II • 2023

Language Documentation System

Unpublished Work

Authors: Nichanan Pornsirivorarak, Piyapath Srisomyos, and Theera-Anuchit Chalapinyo

Information System for the Humanities • 2023

Lexis and Semantics

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath T Spencer and Soomin Kim

N/A • 2023

Named-Entity Recognition

Unpublished Work

Authors: Nipun Angkavichai and Piyapath Srisomyos

Computational Linguistics • 2023

Normative Ideologies in the Eighteenth-Century Britain

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath T Spencer

Individual Research in Comparative Literature • 2023

Predictive Typing

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos and Thanyanee Treewatanasuwan

Computational Linguistics • 2023

Predictive Typing

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos and Thanyanee Treewatanasuwan

Computational Linguistics • 2023

Predictive Typing

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos and Thanyanee Treewatanasuwan

Computational Linguistics • 2023

Predictive Typing

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos and Thanyanee Treewatanasuwan

Computational Linguistics • 2023

Predictive Typing

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos and Thanyanee Treewatanasuwan

Computational Linguistics • 2023

Predictive Typing

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos and Thanyanee Treewatanasuwan

Computational Linguistics • 2023

Predictive Typing

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos and Thanyanee Treewatanasuwan

Computational Linguistics • 2023

Predictive Typing

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos and Thanyanee Treewatanasuwan

Computational Linguistics • 2023

Predictive Typing

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos and Thanyanee Treewatanasuwan

Computational Linguistics • 2023

Reconstructing \enquote*Thainess

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos

Theory of Literary Criticism II • 2023

The Effects of Middle English Language Contact on Present-Day English Vocabulary

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos

Middle English Language and Literature and their Textual Transmission • 2023

The Enlightenment: Creation and Development

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath T Spencer

Individual Research in Comparative Literature • 2023

The Narrative Structure's of the Grimm's Fairy Tales: The Cases of \lambda^w

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath T Spencer

Theory of Literary Criticism II • 2023

A Psychoanalysis of Cruella (2021)

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos

Theory of Literary Criticism I • 2022

An Evening Meal: Textual Analysis and Glossing

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos

Field Linguistics • 2022

Analysis of Sophocles' Antigone according to Aristotle's Poetica

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos

Theory of Literary Criticism I • 2022

Elements of Realism in Balzac's Pierre Grassou

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos

Theory of Literary Criticism I • 2022

Moklen Phonological Sketch with Specified Vocabulary in Marine Creatures

Unpublished Work

Authors: Chumkeaw Pimpat, Piyapath Srisomyos, and Korndanai Patanapisedkul

Field Linguistics • 2022

Navi's Appreciation: The Ecocritical Analysis of James Cameron's Avatar (2009)

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos

Ecocriticism • 2022

Paradoxes of Virtuous Men

Presentation

Authors: Chitralada Thiensawat and Piyapath Srisomyos

The 6th Arts Undergraduate Humanites Symposium (Philosophy Session) • 2022

Verbless Predicate Constructions in Thai: A Lexical-Functional Approach

Conference Proceeding

Authors: Piyapath T Spencer

The 6th Arts Undergraduate Humanites Symposium (Linguistics Session) • 2022

When Heidegger Read the Bible: An Analysis of the Bible through Heidegger's Ecophilosophy

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos

Ecocriticism • 2022

Technology and Human (Language) Understanding

Unpublished Work

Authors: Piyapath Srisomyos

Research and Computer Skills • 2021