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postgraduate thesis: Preservation of home of Malaysian Chinese
Title | Preservation of home of Malaysian Chinese |
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Authors | |
Issue Date | 2013 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Tam, Y. A. [譚懿媚]. (2013). Preservation of home of Malaysian Chinese. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5094898 |
Abstract | The study of diaspora dictates a yearning to return home which finds its Chinese equivalent in the notion of louye-guigen ( 落葉歸根) - returning to the roots. However, reality is that diaspora comes to an end after settlement for two to three generations. We do see the prevailing trend of luodi-shenggen (落地生根) – the planting of permanent roots in the soils of different countries of Chinese overseas. In some Chinese communities, luodi-shenggen turns out to be a total assimilation while others developed a uniquely Chinese identity.
This dissertation seeks to examine how the Sinophone as ennuciative tactic to afford a sense of homeliness to the Malaysian Chinese – Mahua (馬華) who maintain a practice of Sinitic languages in their daily life for generations while they unmistakably identify themselves as Malaysian. Such identification situates them in an inbetweenness where they engage in constant dialog to engender new speech act.
Through the study of Chinese street names in George Town, Penang and the Sinophone cultural troupe Dongdiyin (動地吟), I argue that Sinitic languages afford the Malaysian Chinese a sense of home and that Sinitic languages are employed as a tactic in face of the grand narratives of their mother Chinese culture and the Malaysian national discourse, and to displace them. |
Degree | Master of Arts |
Subject | Chinese - Malaysia - Ethnic identity Malaysian literature (Chinese) - History and criticism Street namesz - Malaysia - George Town (Pinang) Chinese diaspora |
Dept/Program | Literary and Cultural Studies |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193563 |
HKU Library Item ID | b5094898 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Tam, Yee-mei, Agnes | - |
dc.contributor.author | 譚懿媚 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-13T23:10:39Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-01-13T23:10:39Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Tam, Y. A. [譚懿媚]. (2013). Preservation of home of Malaysian Chinese. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5094898 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193563 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The study of diaspora dictates a yearning to return home which finds its Chinese equivalent in the notion of louye-guigen ( 落葉歸根) - returning to the roots. However, reality is that diaspora comes to an end after settlement for two to three generations. We do see the prevailing trend of luodi-shenggen (落地生根) – the planting of permanent roots in the soils of different countries of Chinese overseas. In some Chinese communities, luodi-shenggen turns out to be a total assimilation while others developed a uniquely Chinese identity. This dissertation seeks to examine how the Sinophone as ennuciative tactic to afford a sense of homeliness to the Malaysian Chinese – Mahua (馬華) who maintain a practice of Sinitic languages in their daily life for generations while they unmistakably identify themselves as Malaysian. Such identification situates them in an inbetweenness where they engage in constant dialog to engender new speech act. Through the study of Chinese street names in George Town, Penang and the Sinophone cultural troupe Dongdiyin (動地吟), I argue that Sinitic languages afford the Malaysian Chinese a sense of home and that Sinitic languages are employed as a tactic in face of the grand narratives of their mother Chinese culture and the Malaysian national discourse, and to displace them. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Chinese - Malaysia - Ethnic identity | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Malaysian literature (Chinese) - History and criticism | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Street namesz - Malaysia - George Town (Pinang) | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Chinese diaspora | - |
dc.title | Preservation of home of Malaysian Chinese | - |
dc.type | PG_Thesis | - |
dc.identifier.hkul | b5094898 | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Master of Arts | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Master | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Literary and Cultural Studies | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5353/th_b5094898 | - |
dc.date.hkucongregation | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991035850649703414 | - |