An observation on three local bilingual musicals in Malaysia
Malaysia is known for the diversity within its cultures and ethnic groups.According to the official Malaysian government portal site, the official language here is Bahasa Melayu, or the Malay language, and most Malaysians can verbalize more than one language or dialect. Grosjean (1982) in the introd...
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| description | Malaysia is known for the diversity within its cultures and ethnic groups.According to the official Malaysian government portal site, the official language here is Bahasa Melayu, or the Malay language, and most Malaysians can verbalize more than one language or dialect. Grosjean (1982) in the introduction to his journal ‘Life with Two Languages’ expressed that the majority of Malaysia’s population is bilingual or multilingual. Bloomfield’s (1933:55) definition of bilingualism ranges from ‘a minimal proficiency in two languages’ to ‘and advanced level of proficiency which allows the speaker to function and appear as a native-like speaker of two languages’. This is the reason why the utilization of bilingualism or multilingualism is not an alien phenomenon in this country. |
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| spelling | upm-470322021-08-30T00:12:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47032/ An observation on three local bilingual musicals in Malaysia Toon, Elaine Loo, Fung Chiat Malaysia is known for the diversity within its cultures and ethnic groups.According to the official Malaysian government portal site, the official language here is Bahasa Melayu, or the Malay language, and most Malaysians can verbalize more than one language or dialect. Grosjean (1982) in the introduction to his journal ‘Life with Two Languages’ expressed that the majority of Malaysia’s population is bilingual or multilingual. Bloomfield’s (1933:55) definition of bilingualism ranges from ‘a minimal proficiency in two languages’ to ‘and advanced level of proficiency which allows the speaker to function and appear as a native-like speaker of two languages’. This is the reason why the utilization of bilingualism or multilingualism is not an alien phenomenon in this country. UPM Press Jaehnichin, Gisa Hood, Made Mantle Meddegoda, Chinthaka Prageeth 2015 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47032/1/An_Observation_on_Three_Local_Bilingual.pdf Toon, Elaine and Loo, Fung Chiat (2015) An observation on three local bilingual musicals in Malaysia. In: Music Ethics and the Community. UPM Press, Serdang, Selangor, pp. 341-352. ISBN 9789673444649 |
| spellingShingle | Toon, Elaine Loo, Fung Chiat An observation on three local bilingual musicals in Malaysia |
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| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47032/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47032/1/An_Observation_on_Three_Local_Bilingual.pdf |