Until recently, the interaction between language and religion as topics relevant to
bilingualism or multilingualism has been relatively little explored, although there is an …

The idea for this study was conceived when I Wrst, more or less by accident, came across
narrative autobiographical interviews with German Jews in California. It was during a term …

Language attrition (for the purpose of this article, the discussion will be confined to the
attrition of an L1) is often considered to be a reversal of language acquisition. On the most …

Background. Malaysia is a multilingual country with a rich linguistic diversity both on the
level of four standard languages and even more spoken vernaculars including two creoles …

This research focuses on three generations of Sindhi settlers in Malaysia with a view to
determining their dominant language. A range of methodologies and constructs were used …

This ethnographic study investigated heritage language maintenance among two distinct
groups of Chinese immigrant families (Mandarin and Fujianese) from the social network …

The goal of this study is to investigate language use among a relatively young immigrant
community in Britain with a view to finding out what role English plays in their lives, whether …

This paper examines the use of Acehnese among Acehnese descendants living in
Kampung Aceh (KA), in the district of Yan, Kedah, northwest of Peninsular Malaysia. The …

Malaysia is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual country with a population (1999) of about 22 million
people and at least a hundred languages. There are three main ethnic groups in Malaysia ie …

This paper looks at perceptions of heritage language in two minority communities in
Malaysia: the Aceh community at Kampung Aceh in Kedah; and the Portuguese-Eurasian …