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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2005

Tom McArthur
Affiliation:
Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and at Xiamen University, Fujian, China
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Abstract

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An adapted and extended version of ‘The Big Three’, a paper presented to the Kongres Bahasa Utama Dunia (‘Congress of the World's Major Languages’), organized in October 2004 by the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (‘Institute of Language and Literature’), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Dewan, established in 1956, is committed to both linguistic and literary planning with regard to Bahasa Malaysia (Malay as used in Malaysia) and the recognition of Malay as a major Asian and world language.

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© 2005 Cambridge University Press