MALAYSIAN POP MUSIC IN THE MINORITY LANGUAGE: A TOOL FOR FORGING UNITY AND A COMMON IDENTITY?

• Main Authors: Collin, Jerome, Esther, John Perry, Ting, Su Hie
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: ACADEMIA INDUSTRY NETWORKS 2022
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); HM Sociology; HT Communities. Classes. Races
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38267/1/MALAYSIAN%20POP%20MUSIC%20IN%20THE%20MINORITY.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38267/; https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/ijssr/article/view/17731/9340; https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/ijssr/article/view/17731

Numerous studies have demonstrated thatmodern popular songs in the majority language can forgea sense of national identity, unity, and pride among the masses. However, popular songs written and sung in the minority language have the same ability and even more. The present study...