The spread of Mandarin in Malaysia: Evidence in language choices in public settings

Adopting Cooper's (1982) framework of language spread, this paper focuses on the spread of Mandarin in the Chinese community in the state of Johore, Malaysia. Survey results published by the present author already show some evidence of the spread of Mandarin among Chinese Malaysians. Specifica...

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Main Author: Xiaomei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaya 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Modern Languages
Online Access:https://ijps.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3673
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