Some introductory notes on the development and characteristics of Sabah Malay

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ID8041322
AuthorsTom G Hoogervorst (0000-0001-6678-4301, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume13
Issue1
Pages50-50
Publication date2011-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWacana Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1411-2272 • E-ISSN: 2407-6899
PublisherWacana Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.17510/wjhi.v13i1.9
OpenAlexW2062075414
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited7

This is a preliminary description of the Malay variety used as a lingua franca in the Malaysian state of Sabah at the northernmost top of Borneo. The paper discusses a number of common linguistic features that distinguish Sabah Malay from other Malay varieties and analyses these features from a historical linguistic perspective. While it is argued that Sabah Malay has a close historical relation with other Malay dialects spoken in Borneo, especially Brunei Malay, the vernacular is also influenced phonologically and lexically by Sabah’s indigenous and immigrant speech communities. Words and sentences recorded or elicited during fieldwork in various parts of Sabah illustrate these points

Biology · Geography · Indigenous · Lingua franca · Linguistics · Malay · Perspective (graphical · Variety (cybernetics · Vernacular · Computer Science · History · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Artificial Intelligence · Ecology

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