Sarjana Nantah dan peranannya dalam pengembangan bahasa dan sastera Melayu
The establishment of Nanyang University (Nantah) was seen to be more destructive than constructive in the eyes of colonial masters and others, because the timing coincided with the political whirlwind surrounding the development of national identity in Singapore and Malaysia. That scenario intere...
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2003
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1226/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1226/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1226/1/Sarjana_Nantah_dan_Peranannya_dalam_Pengembangan.pdf |
| Summary: | The establishment of Nanyang University (Nantah) was seen to be more destructive
than constructive in the eyes of colonial masters and others, because
the timing coincided with the political whirlwind surrounding the development
of national identity in Singapore and Malaysia. That scenario interestingly
aroused a keen interest among the students of Nantah in learning Malay
language and literature. As a result, several respectful scholars and researchers
in these two fields appeared. Nevertheless, their contributions and roles
have seldom been publicized in the academic discourse on Malay world studies
until now. This article attempts not only to review the scholarship of two
prominent figures from Nantah in moulding the understanding and opinion of
the Chinese community about Malay language and literature, but also to
summarize the characteristics they shared in their involvement |
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