Language shift and language maintenance among the Bidayuh younger generation at Kampung Semeba, Kuching, Sarawak / Beatrice Paul Diring

The Bidayuh people in Kampung Semeba are in the process of assimilating themselves into the 21st Century through the world of globalization. These changes create new challenges for them and their dialects, for they have to master the prominent languages like Bahasa Malaysia and English for better pr...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Diring, Beatrice Paul
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منشور في: 2008
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الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/75973/1/75973.pdf
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spelling my-uitm-ir.759732023-04-05T02:57:23Z Language shift and language maintenance among the Bidayuh younger generation at Kampung Semeba, Kuching, Sarawak / Beatrice Paul Diring 2008-03 Diring, Beatrice Paul HT Communities. Classes. Races L Education (General) LB Theory and practice of education The Bidayuh people in Kampung Semeba are in the process of assimilating themselves into the 21st Century through the world of globalization. These changes create new challenges for them and their dialects, for they have to master the prominent languages like Bahasa Malaysia and English for better prospect in socio status, economy, education, harmonious relations with other ethnic groups and political stability. In the pursuit, the Bidayuh of Kampung Semeba slowly shift their indigenous language to the dominant language. Thus,the research aims to investigate factors that possibly contribute to language shift among the Bidayuh community in Kampung Semeba. This study employs qualitative and quantitative methods. The study reveals that the language policy such as Bahasa Malaysia, English and other dominant languages like Sarawak Local Malay Dialect and Iban Language hasten the people of Kampung Semeba to shift their language. The study is significant especially to the younger generation as they were found to use a lot of borrowed words from other languages. 2008-03 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/75973/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/75973/1/75973.pdf text en public masters Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Sarawak Faculty of Education
institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
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topic HT Communities
Classes
Races
L Education (General)
LB Theory and practice of education
spellingShingle HT Communities
Classes
Races
L Education (General)
LB Theory and practice of education
Diring, Beatrice Paul
Language shift and language maintenance among the Bidayuh younger generation at Kampung Semeba, Kuching, Sarawak / Beatrice Paul Diring
description The Bidayuh people in Kampung Semeba are in the process of assimilating themselves into the 21st Century through the world of globalization. These changes create new challenges for them and their dialects, for they have to master the prominent languages like Bahasa Malaysia and English for better prospect in socio status, economy, education, harmonious relations with other ethnic groups and political stability. In the pursuit, the Bidayuh of Kampung Semeba slowly shift their indigenous language to the dominant language. Thus,the research aims to investigate factors that possibly contribute to language shift among the Bidayuh community in Kampung Semeba. This study employs qualitative and quantitative methods. The study reveals that the language policy such as Bahasa Malaysia, English and other dominant languages like Sarawak Local Malay Dialect and Iban Language hasten the people of Kampung Semeba to shift their language. The study is significant especially to the younger generation as they were found to use a lot of borrowed words from other languages.
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author Diring, Beatrice Paul
author_facet Diring, Beatrice Paul
author_sort Diring, Beatrice Paul
title Language shift and language maintenance among the Bidayuh younger generation at Kampung Semeba, Kuching, Sarawak / Beatrice Paul Diring
title_short Language shift and language maintenance among the Bidayuh younger generation at Kampung Semeba, Kuching, Sarawak / Beatrice Paul Diring
title_full Language shift and language maintenance among the Bidayuh younger generation at Kampung Semeba, Kuching, Sarawak / Beatrice Paul Diring
title_fullStr Language shift and language maintenance among the Bidayuh younger generation at Kampung Semeba, Kuching, Sarawak / Beatrice Paul Diring
title_full_unstemmed Language shift and language maintenance among the Bidayuh younger generation at Kampung Semeba, Kuching, Sarawak / Beatrice Paul Diring
title_sort language shift and language maintenance among the bidayuh younger generation at kampung semeba, kuching, sarawak / beatrice paul diring
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Sarawak
granting_department Faculty of Education
publishDate 2008
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/75973/1/75973.pdf
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