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This paper intends to conceptually discuss on the issue of politeness in Malay culture in Malaysia. The data was collected in a qualitative method namely library research in which the past studies had been gathered in order to communicate the deliberations, briefly. The results revealed that politeness is part of identity in Malay culture in Malaysia. It represents the quality that this ethnic holds and any gestures of impoliteness are regarded and suggested as a threat in the community’s identity. This study suggests that the scope of politeness is narrowed down in the future study and further discussions on sub-elements in politeness area are presented in relation with the status quo of the language use in communication. This paper concludes that young people especially should always practice language politeness because impoliteness is a representation of their identity vulnerabilities.
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In-Text Citation: (Azman, Yusof, Maros, Abu & Bakar, 2020)
To Cite this Article: Azman, I. N., Yusof, A., Maros, M., Abu & Bakar, K. (2020). Language Politeness in Malay Culture In Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. 10(9), 747-752.
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