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)
COMPREHENSION AND QUITE ARTICULATE
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 IT HAS DILUTED THE DIALECT.
4) What is your opinion of people who speak dialects?
NO DIFFERENCE TO OTHER LANGUAGES. DIALECT IS JUST
ANOTHER FORM OF COMMUNICATION.
5) Given a chance, would you join classes provided for the learning
of your dialect?
DEFINITELY
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, TO KEEP THE HERITAGE AND PASS THE LANGUAGE.