Publication
Urang versus Orang: The frequency of Bruneian students’ use of Standard and Brunei Malay
| dc.contributor.author | Ili Arina Zainul | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Professor Lian Kwen Fee | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Assoc. Professor Paul J. Carnegie | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-04T13:24:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-04T13:24:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Despite the various research done about the languages and many linguistic aspects in Brunei Darussalam, little is known regarding the current frequency and perception towards the official language, Standard Malay, as the majority of Bruneians prefer to speak in English and Brunei Malay. This paper investigates how frequent students use Standard Malay within their everyday life and whether it varies between different districts in Brunei Darussalam. Malay students from local sixth form institutions in Brunei Muara, Tutong and Kuala Belait participated in this study (N = 60). Three separate online surveys for each district were conducted. The research calculates the frequency of Standard Malay tokens in their output of two writing tasks as well as quantify their language preferences when speaking to familiar people and strangers. It was found that students from all three districts have low frequency of Standard Malay in comparison to Brunei Malay especially when speaking to their parents, friends, Malay tutors and Malay strangers from different age groups. However, English is dominant when speaking to friends, tutors and strangers from non-Malay ethnicities. | |
| dc.format.extent | 38 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.ubd.edu.bn/handle/123456789/3596 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 85 | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Malay language—Brunei—Usage | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Malay language—Standard Malay—Variation | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Sociolinguistics—Brunei | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Language and culture—Brunei | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Students—Language—Brunei | |
| dc.title | Urang versus Orang: The frequency of Bruneian students’ use of Standard and Brunei Malay | |
| dc.type | Working Paper | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication |
