Interdisciplinar y Behavior and Social Sciences – Lumban Gaol (Ed.)
© 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-02735-0
The foodie lingo: An investigation of the patterns of language choice among
Baba Malay speakers in Melaka
Isma Noornisa Ismail
Universiti Teknologi MARA Pulau Pinang
Geetha Veerappan
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
ABSTRACT: The palpable threat to minority languages all over the world has been indisputable and in com-
pliance to the mainstream society, the speakers had to abandon their mother tongue and embrace the language
of prestige and power such as English. The same situation also occurs among the small group of Baba Malay
speakers as the younger generations can scarcely speak the language. This study explores the issue ...