Thomas J. Hudak
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Linguistics, University of Michigan
SHESC Themes: Culture, Heritage and Identity; Human Origins, Evolution and Diversity
Field Specializations: Aesthetics, Ethnopoetics, Thai/Tai and Indonesion Languages and Literature, Linguistics
Regional Focus: Southeast Asia
Contact: Thomas J. Hudak
Research:
Thomas J. Hudak focuses on the linguistics and literature of Southeast Asia, with a particular emphasis on the Thai and Indonesian languages. His research has involved the analysis and interpretation of ethnopoetics and ethnoaesthetics. Current topics of his research include the translation of classical Thai poetry, the uses of repetition in literary discourse and the compiling and editing of primary data from twenty Tai languages and dialects.
Research Projects:
Documentation and Archival Digitization of Tai Linquistic Data
Select Publications:
Hudak, T. J. (In press). Southeast Asian literature in translation (Thai) online bibliography. Berkeley: Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of California.
Hudak, T. J. (2008). Tai aesthetics. In A. Diller, J. Edmondson & Y. Luo (Eds.), The Tai-Kadai languages. New York: Routledge Press.
Hudak, T. J. (2008). William J. Gedney's comparative Tai source book. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
Hudak, T. J. (2004). William J. Gedney's elicitation questionnaire. Journal of the American Oriental Society, 124(3), 549-559.
Hudak, T. J. & Fiedler, M. (Eds.). (2004). Zhuang-English lexicon. Tempe: Program for Southeast Asian Studies, Arizona State University.
Hudak, T. J. & Adams, K. L. (Eds.). (2003). Papers from the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, 1997. Tempe: Program for Southeast Asian Studies, Arizona State University.
Hudak, T. J. (Ed.). (2002). Bouyei-English lexicon. Tempe: Program for Southeast Asian Studies, Arizona State University.
Hudak, T. J. (Ed.). (2001). Minot's White Tai dictionary: A phonetic version. Tempe: Program for Southeast Asian Studies, Arizona State University.
Hudak, T. J. & Adams, K. L. (Eds.). (2001). Papers from the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, 1996. Tempe: Program for Southeast Asian Studies, Arizona State University.
Hudak, T. J. Kalaya Tingsbadh, M. R. & Abramson, A. S. (2001). Limericks and rhyme in Thai. In K. Dingsabah & A. Abramson (Eds.), Essays in Tai linguistics. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Press.
Hudak, T. J. (Ed.). (2000). Cushing's Shan-English dictionary: A phonetic version. Tempe: Program for Southeast Asian Studies, Arizona State University.
Hudak, T. J. (Ed.). (1999). Kam-English dictionary. Tempe: Program for Southeast Asian Studies, Arizona State University.
Hudak, T. J. (Ed.). (1997). William J. Gedney's Tai dialect studies: Glossaries, texts, and translations. Michigan Papers on South and Southeast Asia, no. 45. Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan.
Hudak, T. J. (Ed.). (1997). William J. Gedney's Tai and Indic literary studies. Michigan Papers on South and Southeast Asia, no. 46. Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan.
Hudak, T. J. (Ed.). (1996). William J. Gedney's the Lue language: Glossary, texts, and translations. Michigan Papers on South and Southeast Asia, no. 44. Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan.
Hudak, T. J. (Ed.). (1995). William J. Gedney's central Tai dialects: Glossaries, texts, and translations. Michigan Papers on South and Southeast Asia, no. 43. Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan.
Hudak, T. J. (Ed.). (1994). William J. Gedney's southwestern Tai dialects: Glossaries, texts, and translations. Michigan Papers on South and Southeast Asia, no. 42. Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan.
Hudak, T. J. (Tr. & Annotator). (1993). The tale of Prince Samuttakote: A Buddhist epic from Thailand. Monographs in International Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, no. 90. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press.
Hudak, T. J. (Ed.). (1993). William J. Gedney's the Saek language: Glossary, texts, and translations. Michigan Papers on South and Southeast Asia, no. 41. Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan.
Hudak, T. J. (Ed.). (1991). William J. Gedney's the Tai dialect of Lungming: Glossary, texts, and translations. Michigan Papers on South and Southeast Asia, no. 39. Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan.
Hudak, T. J. (Ed.). (1991). William J. Gedney's the Yay language: Glossary, texts, and translations. Michigan Papers on South and Southeast Asia, no. 38. Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan.
