The linguistic significance of Tamalay in Malaysia
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Communication, English, Malaya, Malaysia, TamalayAbstract
Malaysia has now become one of the important developing countries having many regional languages. The study has aimed to analyse the linguistic significance of Tamalay language in Malaysia. A survey approach has been used for collecting data about the Tamalay language. The transforming behavior status of English in Malaysian communities, “Malaya” has renamed as “Bahasa Malaysia”, and become the official language of Malaysia and replaced English as a major source of instruction in colleges and schools. As a consequence of deterioted command on English in rural areas, the emergence of code-switching, Manglish and other variations are significantly seen in Malaysia. The Malay language is unquestionably an appropriate language within Austronesian vernacular or Malayo-Polynesian family. This article is meant to talk about Tamalay as a growing language within Malaysia. There are millions of Tamils living in Malaysia; therefore, it is necessary to identify the significance of Tamalay language. The article has also contributed to evaluate the usage of Tamalay language and its effects on the transparency of English language for the speakers in Malaysia and their cultural phenomenon.
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