Explain briefly the origins of the Malay language. Explain the significant role played by the Malaccan Kingdom in the development of the Malay language and literature.

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Explain briefly the origins of the Malay language. Explain the significant role played by the Malaccan Kingdom in the development of the Malay language and literature.
Length: 2500 words Submission format: pdf Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-5 Assignment Instructions: Answer all of the following questions in English. Part 1 (Answer in English) (16 marks) Answer Part 1 in approximately 500 words (4 marks per question) Outline briefly the history of the Austronesian language family. Explain briefly the origins of the Malay language. Explain the significant role played by the Malaccan Kingdom in the development of the Malay language and literature. Critically compare Old and Classical Malay and point out 2 key features that significantly distinguish them. Part 2 (Answer in English) (34 marks) Answer Part 2 in approximately 750 words 1. Critically analyse (as Sneddon did) the 682CE Kedukan Bukit inscription and present 4 linguistic elements that clearly link its language with modern Indonesian/Malay. (5 marks) 2. Sneddon identifies three types of Malay. Explain each of them briefly. (4 marks) 3. Critically analyse (as Sneddon did) the fourteenth century CE Trengganu inscription, and propose 6 linguistic elements that clearly link its language to modern Indonesian/Malay and explain your answer. (6 marks) 4. Critically analyse (as Sneddon did with his data) the extracts from Pane (1987) and discover at least 4 linguistic elements that are different from and 4 linguistic elements that are consistent with modern standard Indonesian and explain your answer. (8 marks) 5. Critically assess the influence of the once dominant Portuguese Creole language in the archipelago, and explain why it failed to maintain its dominance and was replaced by Malay. (5 marks) 6. Critically analyse outside influences on Malay up to the beginning of the 20th century – both from the pre-colonial period (e.g. the Indian/Sanskrit and Arabic languages) and from the European colonial powers languages (specifically Portuguese and Dutch). Then decide which of these languages exerted the most dominant influence on Malay, and why. Use both Week 3 and Week 4 readings to make the comparison. (6 marks) Part 3 Essay (50 marks). Write an essay of 1250 words on ONE of the following topics. (You must follow the normal essay writing rules/conventions applicable at UNE including footnotes/end notes and referencing system.) 1. Critically assess the role of the Dutch colonial government in making ‘high Malay’ the most dominant language in Indonesia up to the defeat of the Dutch by the Japanese in 1942. You may include government policies and their impact on the language. 2. Distinguish low Malay and ‘high Malay, discuss the tensions between them, and explain how and why ‘high Malay’ won and became the most dominant language in the country (becoming the Indonesian National Language). Assessment criteria: Parts 1 & 2 Accuracy, completeness (include examples and supporting evidence), coherence, relevance and logic of answers. Presentation: Accuracy of grammar and words