KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (Bernama) — Efforts to raise the standing of the Malay language because the nationwide language have to be pushed as a collective nationwide agenda involving all stakeholders, together with the personal sector, greater training establishments and the individuals.
Multimedia College (MMU) College of Legislation Professor and Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) Board of Governors member Prof Dr Ramalinggam Rajamanickam stated the place of the Malay language was clearly enshrined underneath Article 152 of the Federal Structure because the nationwide language of the nation.
“All residents have a duty to uphold the dignity of the Malay language,” he stated in Bernama TV’s Ruang Bicara programme titled “Bahasa Melayu: Jiwa Bangsa, Identiti Negara” immediately.
Ramalinggam stated the primary problem going through the Malay language now was not its stage of utilization, which was typically passable, however sustaining the standard of its use amid rising points comparable to “bahasa rojak”, referring to the blending of languages, and linguistic confusion.
He stated using “bahasa rojak” or abbreviations on social media was not a significant problem in casual settings, however correct Malay language utilization with appropriate grammar and sentence construction was important in official issues.
Ramalinggam stated that from a authorized standpoint, the place of the Malay language was safeguarded not solely underneath Article 152 of the Federal Structure but in addition via the Nationwide Language Act 1963/67, which stipulates that the nationwide language have to be utilized in official issues.
“ The ministry should monitor its implementation, whereas universities should be certain that the nationwide language actually serves as a language of information with out compromising the necessity for English proficiency,” he stated.
Pertaining to the event of expertise and synthetic intelligence (AI), Ramalinggam stated Malaysia shouldn’t watch for expertise to adapt to the language, however should empower the Malay language to allow it to drive and grasp expertise.
He stated the trouble required complete involvement from the federal government, greater training establishments, researchers and language consultants to make sure that the Malay language remained related within the fields of science, expertise, economics and AI.
In response to him, the Malay language had huge potential to turn out to be a language of information, having as soon as served as a lingua franca within the area and persevering with to be studied in nations comparable to China, Japan and India.
“Empowering the nationwide language doesn’t imply sidelining different languages. We will grasp a number of languages, however the nationwide language should stay an emblem of nationwide id,” he stated.
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