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. hokkien.
2)
If yes, to whom?How do you rate your proficiency level? (comprehension only, or plus articulation)
family members
(plus extended family) and m'sian friends, cos of our brand of 'penang hokkien' ie different from the Singapore's version
of hokkien. so not everyone can understand our hokkien. comprehension plus articulation but limited vocabulary.
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?)
mandarin has definitely
been infiltrating into our spoken language in the home/market/hawker centres but it may not have completely replaced the role
of dialects used in these places. rather, there appears to be an age distinction, ie those ah peks and aunties may still prefer
the use of dialects in communication rather than mandarin (as opposed to younger pple).
to a certain extent
(although sometimes i substitute them with english instead).
4) What is your opinion
of people who speak dialects?
Ah Bengs/ Ah Lians
or ah peks/aunties
5)
Given a chance, would you join classes provided for the learning of your dialect?
nah...
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 cos it's
our 'roots' thing. would be good to have a basic knowledge of any one dialect cos it's still part of being chinese. but i
suppose mandarin will still take higher precedence.
