https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f Made by U.N.C.L.E ameer, zhafran, faris en-us 2018-07-02 07:51:40 UTC 2026-01-31 14:01:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269336134 2018-07-04 03:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269336134 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269336217 2018-07-04 03:53:30 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269336217 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269336322 2018-07-04 03:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269336322 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269336957 2018-07-04 04:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269336957 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269341772 Shohamy (2006, p. 110) explains that, 'The presence or absence of languages in public space communicates symbolic messages about the importance, power, significance, and relevance of certain languages or the irrelevance of others'. ]]> 2018-07-04 05:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269341772 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269342232 one cannot overlook the narratives of political consciousness, the upholding of a unified national identity and the insistence of Malay supremacy by the demographically dominant group.]]> 2018-07-04 05:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269342232 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269342411 The reasons for declaring Malay as the national language are manifold. Asmah (1997, p. 15) argues that along with the establishment of a national identity, Malay was made the official language because of 'its role as lingua franca, its position as major language, its position of high literature, and the fact that it once had been an important language of administration and diplomacy in the Malay Archipelago'.]]> 2018-07-04 05:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269342411 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269342801 Mahathir Muhammad who ruled Malaysia for 22 years, early on in his political career, unambiguously underlined that all immigrants of the country should be willing to assimilate to the 'definitive race' in terms of language and culture for true national identity to be established especially in the early throes of nation-building (Mahathir, 1970, p. 134).]]> 2018-07-04 05:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269342801 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269342983 other languages may be used but not at the cost of outshining Malay in prominence, visibility or saliency. ]]> 2018-07-04 05:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269342983 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343417 • The English Language remains the most prominent language in the linguistic landscapes across the localities of the city.]]> 2018-07-04 05:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343417 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343456 • Despite the overt and covert governmental emphasis on the usage of Bahasa Melayu signage.]]> 2018-07-04 05:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343456 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343501 • The official policies towards English have been one of constant fluctuation, reversals and re-reversals.]]> 2018-07-04 05:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343501 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343550 ·       The English Language remains the most prominent language in the linguistic landscapes across the localities of the city.]]> 2018-07-04 05:42:12 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343550 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343571 • Mahathir (1999, p. 40) emphasised on the use of the English language because it was inevitable for Malaysia ‘to compete on equal terms with the world’s most advanced countries.’]]> 2018-07-04 05:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343571 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343602 • Such a significant role of the English language multiplies its potentially economic and transactional role in linguistic landscape discourses. ]]> 2018-07-04 05:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343602 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343637 • English language performs a moderating role, facilitating communication across the length and breadth of the linguistic landscape.]]> 2018-07-04 05:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343637 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343654 • The visual evidence reveals that the private signage has made extensive use of English language.]]> 2018-07-04 05:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343654 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343685 • The bottom-up private language choices markedly differ from the top-down policies.]]> 2018-07-04 05:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343685 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343714 • English language wields enormous value and is viewed as valuable social capital both at individual and state level.]]> 2018-07-04 05:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343714 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343801 as Lanza and Woldemariam (2009, p. 189) postulate that 'Language ideologies serve to rationalize existing  social structures and dominant linguistic practices, particularly through their institutionalization in official language policy'.]]> 2018-07-04 05:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343801 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343952 therefore, we may infer that the very formation of signage policy that explicitly institutionalises and rationalises the dominance of Bahasa Melayu over all other Malaysian languages on signboards amounts to the profound role of the dynamics of language ideology and identity politics play in the construction of linguistic landscape]]> 2018-07-04 05:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269343952 faris_halim97 https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269344355 The usage of other languages correlate directly with a definite commercial role and There are also ethnolinguistic aspect and identity marker to it.]]> 2018-07-04 06:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269344355 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269344524 It is the third major language and is widely used specifically in Kuala Lumpur mainly because of;

a) A large presence of the Chinese community.
b) Private businesses controlled and run by the Chinese community]]> 2018-07-04 06:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269344524 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269344627 The signages visualize both the Chinese script and its romanized version as to attract Chinese customers in particular with English included and an occasional usage of Malay language.]]> 2018-07-04 06:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269344627 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269344731 However, most Chinese businesspersons are in favor of the implementation of multilingual signage and a balanced representation in general for the convenience of all in the context of local and international communication.]]> 2018-07-04 06:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269344731 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269345094 It is the fourth major language used in Kuala Lumpur]]> 2018-07-04 06:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269345094 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269345132 The assistance to the sign on the signage comes in the form of artistic images to further enhance the meaning of it.]]> 2018-07-04 06:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269345132 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269345211 The presence of colors, images and music harmoniously accompany the surroundings of the environment]]> 2018-07-04 06:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269345211 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269345272 Most signage emphasizes the use of Tamil of Devanagari script with the inclusion of its romanized version and English. Occasional use of Malay is also seen.]]> 2018-07-04 06:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269345272 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269345361 Minority communities such as Myanmar, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Middle east also make up the diverse population of Kuala Lumpur.]]> 2018-07-04 06:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269345361 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269345499 Specific languages are used for specific target markets such as the use of Arabic language to attract Arab customers.]]> 2018-07-04 06:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269345499 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269345624 Arabic in particular is universal as it symbolises the Islamic identity, hence why some other minorities such as from South India use Arabic as well as a supporting linguistic identity to their signage.]]> 2018-07-04 06:27:26 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269345624 m_a_hazeeq https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269345854 Their visibility and presence contributes towards the enrichment of linguistic diversity.and it solidifies the status of Kuala Lumpur as an embracing capital of diversity.]]> 2018-07-04 06:30:21 UTC https://padlet.com/m_a_hazeeq/pfyg6u2ptn8f/wish/269345854