Language and society in Malaysia
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Kuala Lumpur :
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kementerian Pelajaran, Malaysia ,
1982
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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