Language maintance and the preservation of ethanic identity: a case of Malay Muslims in Southern Thailand

Language is known to have an effect on ethnic identity in that language retention of a mother tongue acts as a stronger connector to the ethnic community for such persons as compared to those who do not retain the language. For cultural groups who hold knowledge of ethnic language as a core value, l...

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Main Authors: Yamirudeng, Munirah, Kama, Nonglaksana
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) 2011
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/27355/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/27355/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/27355/4/106.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/27355/5/Journal_of_Islam_in_Asia.docx