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Maintenance of Mother Tongue: Patterns of Language Choice at the Malaysian-Thai Border

Year: 2014

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Language use or choice at the border often presents a multitude of patterns. The language chosen is often determined by the participants in the communicative act. At the Malaysia-Thai border, where most of the population are Malay but of Thai and/or Malaysian nationalities, the language choices of the speakers present an interesting pattern. This paper aims to present the language choice at the Malaysia-Thai border via questionnaires, interviews and observations. The findings show that there might be a geographical demarcation line separating the respondents but the language they use in both domains is determined by their ethnicity.

Source: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.02.038

Authors: Norsimah Mat Awal, Mohammad Fadzeli Jaafar, Mohammed Azlan Mis, Hayati Lateh

Institution: National University of Malaysia

Language: English

Topic: Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies

Subfield: Linguistics and Language

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2091154035

FWCI: 4.283

Cites: 8

Cited by: 11

Related to: 10