The Vitality of the Language and Culture of the Tibiya People of Sarawak

• Main Authors: Norahim, Norazuna, Kayad, Florence G.
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2013
• Subjects: AC Collections. Series. Collected works
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/349/1/The_Vitality_of_the_Language_and_Culture_abstract.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/349/

The disappearance of language normally follows from the disappearance of culture, and vice versa. Both are critical elements of group identity and the survival of a language is dependent on their continuous vitality. This paper presents preliminary findings of an exploratory study on a group of th...