Language Choice in the Bilingual Bugis Community in Peninsular Malaysia

• Authors: Aliah Afiqah Anuardin , Sharifah Raihan Syed Jaafar

Abstracts

EN

The Bugis community in Malaysia has to adapt to a more dominant local language, namely Malay language, for survival. The objective of this study is, (1) to identify the languages used by the community, (2) to analyse the language choice used in the primary domains that have been identified, namely family and employment domains, and (3) to discuss the factors involved in the language choice used in this community. The research methods utilized in this study are fieldworks, questionnaire, semi-structured interviews, and observations. Data collection was carried out in Pontian and Pasir Gudang, Johor as well as in Pandamaran, Selangor. A total of 200 informants who were randomly selected from the Bugis community participated in this study. Data analysis was carried out based on the Fishman’s (1972) domain analysis. The results of the study reveal that most of the bilingual Bugis community prioritize Malay as the main language in their daily communication. This study provides information on the language choice of the bilingual Bugis community in Peninsular Malaysia, which has adapted to the local language. This study might be beneficial to nation building through the mastery and use of Malay language among minority communities in Malaysia.

Keywords

EN

bilingual; language choice; Bugis community; Peninsular Malaysia; Domain

• Publisher: Komisja Nauk Filologicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Oddział we Wrocławiu
• Journal: Academic Journal of Modern Philology
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 15
• Pages: 33-48

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Aliah Afiqah Anuardin

• National University of Malaysia

author

Sharifah Raihan Syed Jaafar

• National University of Malaysia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.34616/ajmp.2022.15.3

Biblioteka Nauki

2231416