The importance of a historical perspective in language shift studies: focus on minority groups in Kuching
When a minority community begins losing its mother tongue to a more dominant one, this can be viewed as that heritage language being potentially on the path to extinction. An earlier study to investigate reasons for language shift in Sabah and Sarawak clearly shows both macro and micro variables are...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/9922/1/The_importance_of_a_historical.pdf |