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Variety of Malay words and terminologies in the Malay Archipelago
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Type
Book chapter
Citation
Roksana Bibi Abdullah. (2012). Variety of Malay words and terminologies in the Malay Archipelago. In Mahzan Arshad, Idris Mohd Radzi, & Naffi Mat (Eds.), Malay language studies: Development & challenges (pp. 131-152). Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris.
Abstract
The formulation of terms and the creation of words for any concept or thing and event in the Malay language is based on the efforts of organisations given autonomy by the government in countries that promote the Malay language as the national language and official language. The term created is required to support one concept only and one concept must also have only one term to refer it. The accuracy of terms, as such, facilitates knowledge sharing and dissemination of information. For general words, the control in terms of word creation and the mastery of word meaning is more difficult to implement because of differences in the experiences and way of life of the language users in the different areas. The issue of diversity of words and terms is examined in this study.
Date Issued
2012
Publisher
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris