LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY IN MALAYSIA

Chapters include: Language Spread and Recession in Malaysia and the Malay Archipelago; Language and National Ideology; Language and Culture Planning in Nation Building: A Macro-sociolinguistic View; Implications of the Use of the Malaysian National Language in a Multilingual Society; Ethnic Diversit...

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Main Author: Asmah Haji Omar 1940- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Malay
Published: Kuala Lumpur Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kementerian Pelajaran, Malaysia 1993
Edition:second edition
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Summary:Chapters include: Language Spread and Recession in Malaysia and the Malay Archipelago; Language and National Ideology; Language and Culture Planning in Nation Building: A Macro-sociolinguistic View; Implications of the Use of the Malaysian National Language in a Multilingual Society; Ethnic Diversity and the Integration of the Malaysian Chinese and Indians through Language Medium; Sociolinguistic Profile of Malaysia; Verbal Communication Among Malaysians; Efficiency of Language: A Special Reference to Malay; The Kedah Dialect: Its Distribution, Development and Role in the Kedah Speech Community.
Physical Description:xiii, 172 pages 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliography
ISBN:9836227385