Contributions

  • Mat Taib Pa, author - Contributor

Publication

2015 - University of Malaya Press, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Language

English

Word Count

22,750 words, Guess

Page Count

91 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCDS219.M35 M35 2015

Description

"This book is an ethnolinguistic study of Malay settlers in Mecca, Madinah and Jeddah, based on a research undertaken by the authors in 2014. Narration from the people themselves of their background history and community life had resulted in a wealth of data depicting a historical landscape of maintenance and shift of language use and lifestyle of three generations of informants. Where there used to be a strong inclination to adopt and adapt to the Arab lifestyle inclusive of language use, there now appears to be a revitalisation among the younger generation in the use of Malay in preparation for their return to the Malay world, a situation motivated by a more stringent policy of the Saudi government in offering foreign settlers citizenship and permanent residence."--Publisher's website.

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