Naming as cultural artifacts: a look at Malaysian famous Makciks and Pakciks / Nazima Versay Kudus
Asian culture pays great attention to mannerism especially to that of someone older. In the Malay culture, for instance, a person’s hierarchy in the family is important so that appropriate form of address can be used. One’s reference as Mak so-and-so (aunt so-and-so) or Pak so-and-so (uncle so-and-...
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| Format: | Monograph |
| Language: | English |
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Academy of Language Studies
2022
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| Online Access: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/63509/1/63509.pdf https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/63509/ |
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| Summary: | Asian culture pays great attention to mannerism especially to that of someone older. In the Malay culture, for instance, a person’s
hierarchy in the family is important so that appropriate form of address can be used. One’s reference as Mak so-and-so (aunt so-and-so) or Pak so-and-so (uncle so-and-so) in extended family is based on the birth order of the person in her/his nuclear family. Take for example, a first child born to a couple will be addressed as Along or Kak Long if it is a female, or Abang Long for a male. Among her/his nieces and nephews, she/he automatically becomes Mak Long or Pak Long. |
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