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Language's Role in Culture and Identity

Dr. Derek Irwin, University of Nottingham

20-Sep-13 15:00

Language's Role in Culture and Identity

Language is remarkably fluid, flexible and hard to define. What role can it play in cultural preservation and identity politics? Linguist Dr. Derek Irwin explains the nuances a multi-lingual person - most Malaysians - has to negotiate as well as the thorny and problematic issue of Native people intergration.


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