Indonesia has an extreme diversity of linguistic wealth, with 707 languages by one count, or
731 languages and more than 1,100 dialects in another estimate, spoken by more than 600 …

The choice and subsequent development of Bahasa Indonesia as the national language
following the founding of the Republic of Indonesia in 1945 is widely cited as a great …

Indonesia is a large nation in terms of both geography and population, and a very large
number of languages are spoken within its territory. Historically, multilingualism was and is …

The language shift from Javanese to Indonesian which is taking place in Java, Indonesia, at
the moment can be attributed to language attitudes and language choices of parents, in …

This research investigates how ad content influences which language should be used in
advertisements targeting bilingual individuals. The authors argue that the influence of ad …

A great deal of research has investigated how various aspects of ethnic identity influence
consumer behavior, yet this literature is fragmented. The objective of this article was to …

Against the background of language and nation formation in Indonesia, this book
demonstrates how language planning is inseparable from the broader actions of the state …

English already and the perfect aspect are both acceptable in many of the same
environments. For example, both can express the recent past, an experiential reading, or a …

This paper assesses the language vitality of the Javanese variety spoken in Paciran,
Lamongan, East Java, Indonesia using UNESCO's nine factors as the core approach and …

Few studies have explored colloquial Indonesian in the media outside of Jakarta. This article
examines language policies at two youth radio stations in Malang, East Java, as well as the …