Language and society in Malaysia - Asmah Haji Omar , 1940- (Kuala Lumpur : Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kementerian Pelajaran, Malaysia, 1982)
1. Language spread and recession in Malaysia and the Malay Archipelago -- 2. Language and national ideology -- 3. Language and culture planning in nation building: a macro-sociolinguistic view -- 4. Implications of the use of the Malaysian national language in a multilingual society -- 5. Ethnic diversity and the integration of the Malaysian Chinese and Indians through language medium -- 6. Sociolinguistic profile of Malaysia -- 7. Verbal communication among Malaysians -- 8. The Malaysian national language in academic discourse -- 9. Efficiency of language: a special reference to Malay -- 10. The Kedah dialect: its distribution, development and role in the Kedah speech community
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Sociolinguistics -- Malaysia