Language and society in Malaysia

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Asmah Haji Omar , 1940- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Kuala Lumpur : Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kementerian Pelajaran, Malaysia , 1982
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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