Beyond the ‘mother tongue’ speaker : a study on the relationships Singaporean Malay youths have with the Malay language.

• Main Author: Chong, Euvin Loong Jin.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::Linguistics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/55073
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

With the prevalent use of English in Singapore, it is increasingly a challenge for many young Singaporeans to connect with their ethnic languages. Nevertheless, the Malay community in Singapore has often been described as proud keepers of their ethnic language and identity. This study hopes to obtai...