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)
Cantonese
2) If yes, to whom?
How do you rate your proficiency level? (comprehension only, or plus articulation)
Mainly to family, but to some friends too.
Compreehension and articulation
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, Mandarin is used to replaced dialects.
(Maybe cos it is the one Chinese language that majority are fluent in, as compared to the various dialects which others may
not comprehend or articulate. But this is not a recent phenomena, which has began since the promotion of Chinese/Mandarin
by the govt.
4) What is your opinion of people who speak dialects?
Good, able to retain the usage of their mother-tongue.
Appreciative of traditions.
5) Given a chance, would you join classes provided for the learning of your
dialect?
No for my dialect, but I don't mind learning
another dialect
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, very much. Cos this is the language that
I use at home and which is the language that they will come in contact. For the more practical side, it's always good to know
another language, especially if it's their own.
