1) Do you speak* (*by speak, we mean ability to comprehend and articulate) any dialect? (If no, what language do you speak mainly and SKIP QUESTION 2)

 

YES

 

2) If yes, to whom? How do you rate your proficiency level? (comprehension only, or plus articulation) 

 

PARENTS/GRANDPARENTS (COMPREHENSION & ARTICULATION) 7/10

 

3) Do you find that Mandarin is replacing the role of dialects in places eg. home/market/hawker centre? If yes, has Mandarin "diluted" your dialect? (eg. do you replace the words you can't say in dialect with Mandarin instead?)  

 

Yes/Yes

 

4) What is your opinion of people who speak dialects?

 

Crude, uneducated

 

5) Given a chance, would you join classes provided for the learning of your dialect?

 

No

 

6) If you have children of your own in the future, would you want them to learn your own (or any) dialect? Why and why not? 

 

Yes. Cultural heritage.