A Study of the Relationship between Dialect Communication in Indie-Thai Luk Thung Songs and Bangkok Residents’ Exposure to Dialect Communication

Abstract

     The objectives of this research was: to study the production quality of indie-Thai Luk Thung songs using dialects of the people in Bangkok; and to study the relationship between the quality of indie-Thai Luk Thung  songs and the Bangkok residents’ exposure to dialect communication. This It was a qualitative research: using questionnaires for data collection. The sample size was determined by G*Power use. A sample of 138 people was collected from questionnaires via online Chan using convenient sampling. Different demographic characteristics did not affect the exposure to the dialect communication in indie-Thai Luk Thung songs. The production quality of indie-Thai Luk Thung songs with the dialect was related to the behavior of the dialect communication exposure in indie-Thai Luk Thung songs; and the broadcast channel of indie-Thai Luk Thung songs with the dialects was related to the behavior of the people in Bangkok; and the analysis of the exposure to  the dialect communication in indie-Thai Luk Thung  songs was at a high level.