1) Do you speak
any dialect? (If no, what language do you speak mainly and SKIP QUESTION 2) (by speak, we mean ability to comprehend and articulate)
yes
2) If yes, to
whom? How do you rate your proficiency level? (comprehension only, or plus articulation)
relatives and when needed. not bad... rather good... both compre and arti
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 cant say in dialect with Mandarin instead?)
yes of coz. ya sometimes english too
4) What is your opinion
of people who speak dialects?
depends.. if he jus
speaks dialects then he is not as educated.. if he
speaks good dialect yet good eng and mad.. then he is a man who has
roots .. you know what i mena right
5) Given a chance, would you join classes provided for the learning of your
dialect?
ya of coz
6) If you
have children in the future, would you want them to learn your own (or any) dialect? Why and why not?
yes...
that is their roots and it is good to always know a 3rd langauge.