Tai Daeng
[aka Red Tai, Red Thai, Tai Rouge]Classification: Tai-Kadai
·threatened
Enfield uses the linguistic diversity of Southeast Asia, and the Tai language family, to advocate for the need to change what he terms 'the traditional approach' of essentialist linguistics to a 'unit-based' approach wherein the unit is individual speakers. His arguments involve information and analysis of the Tai Language family, their historical co-development and phonetics which are quite useful.