Investigating Mat Rempit's linguistic identity: assigning new meanings to standard Malay words
This study looks at the different sets of words used by the local Mat Rempit community in Malaysia to construct and signal their own unique subcultural identity. These sets of words are often borrowed from the standard Malay language. New meanings or senses have been assigned to these words as a res...
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Kulliyyah of Languages and Management, International Islamic University Malaysia
2016
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/67856/1/67856_Investigating%20Mat%20Rempit%27s%20Linguistic.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/67856/ http://www2.iium.edu.my/sites/default/files/users/19/files/INVESTIGATING%20MAT%20REMPIT%E2%80%99S%20LINGUISTIC%20IDENTITY-%20ASSIGNING%20NEW%20MEANINGS%20TO%20STANDARD%20MALAY%20WORDS(2).pdf |
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