MALAYS in the HOLY LAND An Ethnolinguistic Study

• Main Authors: Asmah Haji Omar (Author), Kamila Ghazali (Author), Faridah Noor Mohd. Noor (Author), Mohammad Seman (Author), Mat Taib Pa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Kuala Lumpur Penerbit UM 2015
• Subjects: Anthropological linguistics; Language and culture; Language and languages > Variation
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• Physical Description: xii, 91 pages illustrations 23 cm
• ISBN: 9789831008263

This book is an ethnolinguistic study of Malay settlers in Mecca, Madinah and Jeddah, based on a research undertaken by the authors in 2014. Narration from the people themselves of their background history and community life had resulted in a wealth of data depicting a historical landscape of maintenance and shift of language use and lifestyle of three generations of informants. Where there used to be a strong inclination to adopt and adapt to the Arab lifestyle inclusive of language use, there now appears to be a revitalisation among the younger generation in the use of Malay in preparation for their return to the Malay world, a situation motivated by a more stringent policy of the Saudi government in offering foreign settlers citizenship and permanent residence.