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National language planning & language shifts in Malaysian minority communities : speaking in many tongues /

"Controversies and problems with regard to language policy and language education still exist in Malaysia. Despite the attempts of language policy makers to promote multilingualism, the implementation has been marred by political and religious affiliations. Malaysia is a melting pot of many dif...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: International Institute for Asian Studies
Otros Autores: Mukherjee, Dipika, 1965-, David, Maya Khemlani
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Dutch
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2011]
Colección:IIAS publications series. Edited volumes ; 5.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Controversies and problems with regard to language policy and language education still exist in Malaysia. Despite the attempts of language policy makers to promote multilingualism, the implementation has been marred by political and religious affiliations. Malaysia is a melting pot of many different cultures and ethnicities, the three largest being Malay, Chinese and Indian. Therefore, an analysis of the language variation in this polyglot nation will help in understanding the variety of languages and those who speak them. This book gathers the work of researchers working in the field of language change in Malaysia for two decades."--Publisher's description.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (206 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-201) and index.
ISBN:9789089642714
9089642714
9789048513383
9048513383