Sociocultural traits and language attitudes of Chinese Foochow and Hokkien in Malaysia

This study examined the effect of age, gender and socio-economic status on attitudes of Malaysians of Chinese descent towards their Chinese dialect and Mandarin, the standard Chinese language. A survey of 300 Chinese (150 Foochow and 150 Hokkien) living in Kuching, Sarawak was conducted. Their Chine...

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Main Authors: Ting, Su Hie, Puah, Yan Yann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: John Benjamins Publishing Company 2015
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12733/
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