Some introductory notes on the development and characteristics of Sabah Malay

Some introductory notes on the development and characteristics of Sabah Malay

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 hist...

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Main Author: Tom G. Hoogervorst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Indonesia 2011-04-01
Series:Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
Subjects:
sabah malay, colloquial malay varieties, borneo, brunei malay, contact linguistics, phonology, lexical borrowing, morphosyntax, periphrastic causatives, head-final alternatives, discourse particles.
Online Access:http://wacana.ui.ac.id/index.php/wjhi/article/view/9

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