Language choice and language policies in Filipino-Malaysian families in multilingual Malaysia

Personal, social, cultural, economic, and political factors influence the language/s used by family members in the home domain. This study examines how family language policies are planned and developed in Filipino-Malaysian families in Malaysia. The language used at home in such mixed or exogamous...

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Published inJournal of multilingual and multicultural development Vol. 34; no. 6; pp. 582 - 596
Main Authors Dumanig, Francisco Perlas, David, Maya Khemlani, Shanmuganathan, Thilagavathi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.10.2013
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Subjects
accommodation
Case Studies
Code Switching (Language)
English (Second Language)
Ethnicity
Ethnographic research
Ethnography
Family Environment
family language policy
Foreign Countries
Indonesian
Interviews
language choice
Language of Instruction
Language Planning
Language policy
Language Usage
lingua franca
Malaysia
Multilingualism
Official Languages
Philippines
Second Language Learning
Tagalog
Philippines
Malaysia
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Summary:Personal, social, cultural, economic, and political factors influence the language/s used by family members in the home domain. This study examines how family language policies are planned and developed in Filipino-Malaysian families in Malaysia. The language used at home in such mixed or exogamous marriages is also influenced by the ethnicity of the Malaysian spouse. Exposure outside the home domain where people speak at least two languages also affects language choice and use. An ethnographic method which includes multiple interviews, participants' narratives and observations were used in gathering the data. Thirty Filipino-Malaysian families were the subjects of this study. Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT) is used as the theoretical framework to explain the occurrence of language choice in the home domain and the creation of family language policy. CAT shows how families accommodate each other's language as they seek a lingua franca that binds the family together. The findings of the study would explain the complex phenomenon involved in language choice and the creation of family language policy of Filipino-Malaysian families.
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ISSN:0143-4632
1747-7557
DOI:10.1080/01434632.2013.784323