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. hokkien
2) If yes, to whom? How do you rate your proficiency
level? (comprehension only, or plus articulation)
relatives. comprehension and articulation
both fair
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, at home.
yes
4) What is your opinion of people who speak dialects?
fm lower educated
grps, older pple, or are from dialect speaking families.
5)
Given a chance, would you join classes provided for the learning of your dialect?
no.
6) If you have children, would you want them to
learn your own (or any) dialect? Why and why not?
yes. so that they can interact well with other
types of pple who cant speak other formal languages well.
