KHMER WOMEN IN THE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MOTHER LANGUAGE – A CASE STUDY IN TRA VINH CITY

Abstract

Khmer women always play the certain positions and roles in life and cultural, social activities of Southern Khmer. Regarding the role of gender, they have strong influence on preserving and promoting the mother language of their own ethnic minority. In this paper, the researcher has investigated, surveyed and analyzed the situation of using the mother tongue of Khmer women in Tra Vinh City. On that basis, the study proposes some solutions toward promoting the role of Khmer  women in preserving and promoting  their mother tongue in the coming time.