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National language planning & language shifts in Malaysian minority communities : speaking in many tongues /

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"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 dif...

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Corporate Authors: International Institute for Asian Studies, Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors: Mukherjee, Dipika, 1965-, David, Maya Khemlani
Format: eBook
Language:Dutch
Language Notes:English.
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2011]
Series:IIAS publications series. Edited volumes ; 5.
Subjects:
Malaysia > Languages.
Language planning > Malaysia.
Malaisie > Langues.
Aménagement linguistique > Malaisie.
Language.
Language: reference and general.
linguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Language and languages
Language planning
Malaysia
taal
language
Bengali language
Bidayuh
Kuching
Malay language
Malays (ethnic group)
Malaysian language
Sarawak
Sindhis
Tamil language
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.