Dialect In English Essay

Abstract

Malaysia is a multiracial country with various races and ethnics that speak various languages and dialects. the way one speaks determines his/ her hometown and background. many people tend to judge others by just hearing the dialects used. Bahasa Melayu for instance, is the national language of Malaysia and its being widely used in urban cities like Kuala Lumpur and even Johor Bahru. There are numerous numbers of dialects of the language being spoken across the states in Malaysia. This study is done to see the attitudes of Malaysians on dialects of Bahasa Melayu and how dialect may resemble ones identity and social status.

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background

Dialects are linguistics varieties which are distinguishable

As far as we are concern, the dialects which people speak reflect its social identity and tell which state they come from. The highlight of this research is on the ways different regional dialects are perceived and how dialects are always associated with social background of the speakers. Current studies have been embarked on various reasons on language attitudes and dialects. However, this research focuses on the Malaysians perceptions on the issue of dialects across Malaysia. In the society today, speaking a dialect such as Kedahan, Kelantanese, Johorean and etc, could bring positive or negative perception by the listeners. The reason behind this is because of the view that some dialects are superior than the others. This study wishes to investigate Malaysian perception on dialects, and to examine which states of Malaysia are more ethnocentric and which are more open in accepting the varieties of

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