The language choice among Chinese-Indian mixed-marriage families in Malaysia
In Malaysia, under certain cultural, social and political conditions, a minority community might adopt a different language and become monohngual, bilingual or multilingual. However, the morc general trend, especially among well-educated individuals, is that they tend to become English speakers. Th...
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In Malaysia, under certain cultural, social and political conditions, a
minority community might adopt a different language and become
monohngual, bilingual or multilingual. However, the morc general trend,
especially among well-educated individuals, is that they tend to become
English speakers. This may occur among children from inter-group
marriages where English is the only common language between the
spouses.
The main objective of this study is to examine the language choice
among Malaysian children from inter-group marriages where one of the
spouses is either Tamil or Chinese. Another objective IS to identify the
role of attitude in language choice. The Chindians comprise dyads of
Indian-Chinese mixed marriage children and their parents from urban
areas. The data will be gathered through questionnaires and structured
interviews administered across both groups. Analyses of the data will
include a comparison of the language choice among the Chindians in
the urban areas and the role of language as a marker of self/group
Identity. The domains examined are home, school, workplace and places
of worship.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e579236f1db14bb4b4c20a8de249b8d52024-11-24T19:00:03ZengUniversiti MalayaJournal of Modern Languages1675-526X2462-19862017-06-01191The language choice among Chinese-Indian mixed-marriage families in MalaysiaAinun Rozana Mohd. Zaid0Yin Mee Mac1University of MalayaUniversity of Malaya In Malaysia, under certain cultural, social and political conditions, a minority community might adopt a different language and become monohngual, bilingual or multilingual. However, the morc general trend, especially among well-educated individuals, is that they tend to become English speakers. This may occur among children from inter-group marriages where English is the only common language between the spouses. The main objective of this study is to examine the language choice among Malaysian children from inter-group marriages where one of the spouses is either Tamil or Chinese. Another objective IS to identify the role of attitude in language choice. The Chindians comprise dyads of Indian-Chinese mixed marriage children and their parents from urban areas. The data will be gathered through questionnaires and structured interviews administered across both groups. Analyses of the data will include a comparison of the language choice among the Chindians in the urban areas and the role of language as a marker of self/group Identity. The domains examined are home, school, workplace and places of worship. http://jummec.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3378 |
| spellingShingle | Ainun Rozana Mohd. Zaid Yin Mee Mac The language choice among Chinese-Indian mixed-marriage families in Malaysia Journal of Modern Languages |
| title | The language choice among Chinese-Indian mixed-marriage families in Malaysia |
| title_full | The language choice among Chinese-Indian mixed-marriage families in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | The language choice among Chinese-Indian mixed-marriage families in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The language choice among Chinese-Indian mixed-marriage families in Malaysia |
| title_short | The language choice among Chinese-Indian mixed-marriage families in Malaysia |
| title_sort | language choice among chinese indian mixed marriage families in malaysia |
| url | http://jummec.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3378 |
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