The learning of endangered mother tongue languages of minority, immigrant communities in multilingual contexts: The case of Malayalam in Malaysia

Research (Nambiar, 2007) shows that Malayalees, a minority, an immigrant community in multilingual and multiracial Malaysia, are shifting away from their mother tongue, Malayalam, towards English and Malay. One of the main reasons, is lack of the proficiency in the mother tongue, particularly among...

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Main Author: Nambiar, M.K.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/9166/
http://eprints.um.edu.my/9166/1/All.pdf
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