Language and identity: the impact of a multilingual environment on the personal identity among German mother tongue speakers living in Malaysia

Through 18 interviews with German mother tongue speakers living in Malaysia, we investigate the impact of a foreign language on the individual’s identity. In this context, the study relies on the Social Identity Theory and Social Categorisation Theory which focus on language and identity. The rese...

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Main Authors: Majtanova, Miroslava, Abdul Jabar, Mohd. Azidan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34352/1/Language%20and%20Identity%20The%20Impact%20of%20a%20Multilingual.pdf
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