National language planning & language shifts in Malaysian minority communities : speaking in many tongues / edited by Dipika Mukherjee and Maya Khemlani David
The Importance of Ethnic Identity when Language Shift Occurs -- Ethnic Identity in the Tamil Community of Kuching -- Do Exogamous Marriages Result in Language Shift? -- Malaysian-Filipino Couples and Language Choice -- I am not English but my First Language is English -- Language and Identity -- The Impact of Language Policy on Language Shifts in Minority Communities -- My Son has to maintain his Language because that is his Culture -- Intercultural Communication in Sarawak -- Conclusions -- Contributors
Summary
"Controversies and problems with regard to language policy and language education still exist in Malaysia. Despite the attempts of language policy makers to promote multilingualism, the implementation has been marred by political and religious affiliations. Malaysia is a melting pot of many different cultures and ethnicities, the three largest being Malay, Chinese and Indian. Therefore, an analysis of the language variation in this polyglot nation will help in understanding the variety of languages and those who speak them. This book gathers the work of researchers working in the field of language change in Malaysia for two decades."--Publisher's description
Analysis
taal
language
Bengali language
Bidayuh
Kuching
Malay language
Malays (ethnic group)
Malaysia
Malaysian language
Sarawak
Sindhis
Tamil language
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-201) and index
