Motivations for language choice in Malaysian courtrooms : implications for language planning / Richard Powell.
By: Powell, Richard
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Publisher: Kuala Lumpur : University of Malaya Press, 2008Description: xi, 98 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9789831004586 (pbk.).Subject(s): Language planning -- Malaysia | Language policy -- Malaysia | Law -- LanguageDDC classification: 417.7
Contents:
1. Introduction. 2. Language planning context in Malaysia. 3. Language planning in the Malaysian legal system. 4. Sociolinguistic factors behind courtroom language choice. 5. Influence of legal culture on language choice. 6. Language alternation in Malaysian courtrooms. 7. Motivations for courtroom language alternation. 8. Conclusions
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [83]-96) and index.
1. Introduction. 2. Language planning context in Malaysia. 3. Language planning in the Malaysian legal system. 4. Sociolinguistic factors behind courtroom language choice. 5. Influence of legal culture on language choice. 6. Language alternation in Malaysian courtrooms. 7. Motivations for courtroom language alternation. 8. Conclusions