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Asmah Haji Omar | |
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Academic background | |
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Thesis | The Iban Language of Sarawak: A Grammatical Description (1969) |
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Discipline | Linguist |
Sub-discipline | Languages of Malaysia |
Institutions | University of Malaysia |
Asmah binti Omar (born 5 March 1940) [1] is a Malaysian linguist. She is an emeritus professor at the Academy of Malay Studies,University of Malaya (UM). She was formerly Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics of the university. [2] She was invited by Sultan Idris Education University (Tanjong Malim,Perak) to occupy the Za'ba Chair of Malay Civilization,and established the Institute of Malay Civilization (2001–2005) after retiring. [1]