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- Title
Domain dan Pemilihan Bahasa Generasi Muda Murut di Daerah Keningau, Sabah.
- Authors
Mahali, Saidatul Nornis Hj.; Omar, Aishah Tamby; Wong Mee Mee
- Abstract
The Keningau Murut community is one of the ethnic groups in Sabah interior. Previous studies reported that many ethnic languages in Sabah face an issue of language vulnerability due to modernization. Therefore, the objective of this study is to identify the language choices used by the younger generation of Muruts when communicating in the domains of family, friendship and education. This study applied the domain and language choice framework introduced by Fishman (1972). 37 Murut students in secondary school selected as a respondent. The data were obtained from a questionnaire that contains four parts, namely the demographics, family domain, friendship domain, and education domain. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 27. The results found that changes in language choice have occurred among Murut teenagers as they encounter different individuals every day. Apart from that, mother tongue and the Sabah Malay dialect are the main language of choice among the young generation when communicating with family members. Meanwhile, the Sabah Malay dialect is used when communicating in friendship domain. The same scenario displayed in the education domain. From the findings of the analysis, it is clear that the young generation of the Murut will "change" the use of language according to their needs or environment. Although the Sabah Malay dialect is often used among young speakers, but they still have a positive perception towards mother tongue and the resilience of the Murut language is still intact and at a safe level.
- Subjects
NATIVE language; SECONDARY school students; ETHNIC groups; LINGUISTIC change
- Publication
GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies, 2022, Vol 22, Issue 3, p119
- ISSN
1675-8021
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17576/gema-2022-2203-07