Language's Role in Culture and Identity

Dr. Derek Irwin, University of Nottingham

20-Sep-13 15:00

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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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