Malays in the Holy land
Subtitle: an ethnolinguistic study
By: Asmah Haji Omar, Kamila Ghazali, Faridah Noor Mohd. Noor, Mohammad Seman, Mat Taib Pa
Contributors: Mat Taib Pa, author
Publisher: University of Malaya Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Kuala Lumpur
Language: eng
Number of pages: 91
ISBN-13: 9789831008263
Subjects: Malays (Asian people); Language; Social life and customs; Anthropological linguistics; Malay language; Usage; Arabic language; Language and culture; Variation; Language and languages
Description: "This book is an ethnolinguistic study of Malay settlers in Mecca, Madinah and Jeddah, based on a research undertaken by the authors in 2014. Narration from the people themselves of their background history and community life had resulted in a wealth of data depicting a historical landscape of maintenance and shift of language use and lifestyle of three generations of informants. Where there used to be a strong inclination to adopt and adapt to the Arab lifestyle inclusive of language use, there now appears to be a revitalisation among the younger generation in the use of Malay in preparation for their return to the Malay world, a situation motivated by a more stringent policy of the Saudi government in offering foreign settlers citizenship and permanent residence."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [85]-86) and index.

In English.