Ambiguity on the use of ‘Kami’ personal pronoun among foreign students
The aim of the study is to explore the ambiguity that occurs through the use of Malay Language Personal Pronouns (PP) among foreign students. Hence, this study was carried out to identify and analyze ambiguity in the use of the reference personal noun 'We' among foreign students. This stud...
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| author | Abdul Kadir, Fatin Rabiha Hamzah, Zaitul Azma Zainon Che Rodi, Rozita Kamaruddin, Rohaidah |
| author_facet | Abdul Kadir, Fatin Rabiha Hamzah, Zaitul Azma Zainon Che Rodi, Rozita Kamaruddin, Rohaidah |
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| description | The aim of the study is to explore the ambiguity that occurs through the use of Malay Language Personal Pronouns (PP) among foreign students. Hence, this study was carried out to identify and analyze ambiguity in the use of the reference personal noun 'We' among foreign students. This study is a field study and the study data was obtained using observation methods and interviews. Next, this PP usage data is recorded using a conversation recording tool. The location of this study is at the International Modern Arabic School, Putrajaya, Malaysia. A total of 24 samples were selected as respondents using non-probability sampling techniques. The findings found that there are several factors that cause the ambiguity of PP and the English translation of "we" also affect the understanding of foreign speakers. |
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| spelling | upm-1001762024-07-15T02:37:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100176/ Ambiguity on the use of ‘Kami’ personal pronoun among foreign students Abdul Kadir, Fatin Rabiha Hamzah, Zaitul Azma Zainon Che Rodi, Rozita Kamaruddin, Rohaidah The aim of the study is to explore the ambiguity that occurs through the use of Malay Language Personal Pronouns (PP) among foreign students. Hence, this study was carried out to identify and analyze ambiguity in the use of the reference personal noun 'We' among foreign students. This study is a field study and the study data was obtained using observation methods and interviews. Next, this PP usage data is recorded using a conversation recording tool. The location of this study is at the International Modern Arabic School, Putrajaya, Malaysia. A total of 24 samples were selected as respondents using non-probability sampling techniques. The findings found that there are several factors that cause the ambiguity of PP and the English translation of "we" also affect the understanding of foreign speakers. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2022-04-09 Article PeerReviewed Abdul Kadir, Fatin Rabiha and Hamzah, Zaitul Azma Zainon and Che Rodi, Rozita and Kamaruddin, Rohaidah (2022) Ambiguity on the use of ‘Kami’ personal pronoun among foreign students. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12 (4). pp. 1201-1210. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/12166/Ambiguity-on-the-Use-of-Kami-Personal-Pronoun-among-Foreign-Students 10.6007/IJARBSS/v12-i4/12166 |
| spellingShingle | Abdul Kadir, Fatin Rabiha Hamzah, Zaitul Azma Zainon Che Rodi, Rozita Kamaruddin, Rohaidah Ambiguity on the use of ‘Kami’ personal pronoun among foreign students |
| title | Ambiguity on the use of ‘Kami’ personal pronoun among foreign students |
| title_full | Ambiguity on the use of ‘Kami’ personal pronoun among foreign students |
| title_fullStr | Ambiguity on the use of ‘Kami’ personal pronoun among foreign students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ambiguity on the use of ‘Kami’ personal pronoun among foreign students |
| title_short | Ambiguity on the use of ‘Kami’ personal pronoun among foreign students |
| title_sort | ambiguity on the use of ‘kami’ personal pronoun among foreign students |
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