Language use and sustainability status of indigenous languages in Sarawak, Malaysia
The study examines the sustainability status of Sarawak indigenous languages through a survey on adolescents' language use using the Expanded Graded Intergenerational Disruption Scale (EGIDS). The specific aspects examined were: the presence of ethnic languages in relation to other languages in...
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| Format: | E-Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2012
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1033/1/Language%2Buse%2Band%2Bsustainability%2Bstatus%2Bof%2Bindigenous%2Blanguages%2Bin%2BSarawak%252C%2BMalaysia%2528abstract%2529.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1033/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | The study examines the sustainability status of Sarawak indigenous languages through a survey on adolescents' language use using the Expanded Graded Intergenerational Disruption Scale (EGIDS). The specific aspects examined were: the presence of ethnic languages in relation to other languages in selected domains of language use; the adolescents' use of the ethnic language across generations in the family domain; language use patterns of different indigenous groups; and demographic ... |
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