Joan Margaret Marbeck and Malaccan Creole Identity

Dohardt R (2025)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2025

Journal

Iberoromania Max Niemeyer Verlag GmbH

DOI: 10.1515/iber-2025-2004

Abstract

This article recontextualises the work on Malaccan Portuguese Creole (henceforth: MPC) by belletrist author and language activist Joan Margaret Marbeck, evaluating her impact on the speech community, in light of acquisition planning, language ideologies, and (post)colonial politics. I argue that her work was central to raising awareness about MPC and restoring its prestige in politics, even beyond Malaysia. Due to a lack of communal engagement in language revitalisation, however, alternatives to Marbeck's approach were proposed by other activists.

Authors with CRIS profile

Raphael Dohardt Lehrstuhl für Romanistik, insbesondere Sprachwissenschaft

How to cite

APA:

Dohardt, R. (2025). Joan Margaret Marbeck and Malaccan Creole Identity. Iberoromania. https://doi.org/10.1515/iber-2025-2004

MLA:

Dohardt, Raphael. "Joan Margaret Marbeck and Malaccan Creole Identity." Iberoromania (2025).

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