Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Malaysian Mandarin" in English language version.
Today, though recent studies showed the spread of Mandarin to replace Chinese dialects as the lingua franca among Chinese populations in Malaysia (Wang 2012), due to the unique dialectal groupings of Chinese populations among many townships nationwide, Chinese dialects still maintain their strongholds as regional languages, not dismissing the fact that they still remain as the most widely used household language (Khoo 2012).
Third, rusheng, also known as 'checked tone', a shortened syllable that ends with an abrupt stop, commonly exists in southern Chinese dialects, but not in Mandarin, including Putonghua. However, Malaysian Mandarin, heavily influenced by Cantonese and Hokkien word sounds, has many words pronounced in a checked tone.
Today, though recent studies showed the spread of Mandarin to replace Chinese dialects as the lingua franca among Chinese populations in Malaysia (Wang 2012), due to the unique dialectal groupings of Chinese populations among many townships nationwide, Chinese dialects still maintain their strongholds as regional languages, not dismissing the fact that they still remain as the most widely used household language (Khoo 2012).
Third, rusheng, also known as 'checked tone', a shortened syllable that ends with an abrupt stop, commonly exists in southern Chinese dialects, but not in Mandarin, including Putonghua. However, Malaysian Mandarin, heavily influenced by Cantonese and Hokkien word sounds, has many words pronounced in a checked tone.
Today, though recent studies showed the spread of Mandarin to replace Chinese dialects as the lingua franca among Chinese populations in Malaysia (Wang 2012), due to the unique dialectal groupings of Chinese populations among many townships nationwide, Chinese dialects still maintain their strongholds as regional languages, not dismissing the fact that they still remain as the most widely used household language (Khoo 2012).
Third, rusheng, also known as 'checked tone', a shortened syllable that ends with an abrupt stop, commonly exists in southern Chinese dialects, but not in Mandarin, including Putonghua. However, Malaysian Mandarin, heavily influenced by Cantonese and Hokkien word sounds, has many words pronounced in a checked tone.
Today, though recent studies showed the spread of Mandarin to replace Chinese dialects as the lingua franca among Chinese populations in Malaysia (Wang 2012), due to the unique dialectal groupings of Chinese populations among many townships nationwide, Chinese dialects still maintain their strongholds as regional languages, not dismissing the fact that they still remain as the most widely used household language (Khoo 2012).
Third, rusheng, also known as 'checked tone', a shortened syllable that ends with an abrupt stop, commonly exists in southern Chinese dialects, but not in Mandarin, including Putonghua. However, Malaysian Mandarin, heavily influenced by Cantonese and Hokkien word sounds, has many words pronounced in a checked tone.
