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Language Roles and Functions in Malaysia by Rahayu Sharif is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document defines several types of languages including first language, second language, lingua franca, and official language. It then discusses the roles of English in Malaysia, noting its use for communicating with friends and colleagues, in formal communication, technology, duties and functions like phone calls and written work. Finally, it contrasts speech and writing, noting speech depends more on context while writing must provide its own context.
- Author
- Rahayu Sharif
- Language
- EN