Dr Sanat Md Nasir
Room 26C
Asian Languages and Cultures
Block 3, National Institute of Education
Nanyang Technological University
Tel: + 65 6790 3567
Fax: + 65 66896 9033
Email: nasir.sanat@nie.edu.sg
Background
Dr Sanat Md Nasir is a senior fellow at the MLC, National Institute of Education. Previously, he was a lecturer and subsequently, an associate professor at the Department of Malay Language, the Academy of Malay Studies, the University of Malaya, Malaysia until his retirement.
He was the first head of the Malay language department at the University of Malaya, a position which he held for five years. His Ph.D was obtained from the same university.
Research and Teaching
Sanat's research interests cover various aspects of Malay language, including discourse grammar, linguistic politeness, semiotics and rhetoric. At the NIE he teaches ethics and decorum, reading and writing Jawi, the origin and development of Malay language, contrastive linguistics, error analysis and discourse analysis.
Publications
Ayat Komplemen Bahasa Malaysia, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur, 1985. (Cetakan Pertama dan Kedua)
Pedoman Sebutan Baku Bahasa Malaysia, et al., Eastview Productions Sdn. Bhd, Petaling Jaya, 1989.
Tautan Dalam Wacana Bahasa Melayu Akhbar, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur. 2002.
“Konsep Penting Dalam Pengajian Bahasa Melayu” dlm. Sanat Md. Nasir dan Rogayah A. Razak (ed), Pengajian Bahasa Melayu Memasuki Alaf Baru, Akademi Pengajian Melayu, Kuala Lumpur, 1998, pp. 113-125.
“Laras Bahasa Penoreh Getah” dlm Yaacob Harun (ed), Kosmologi Melayu, Akademi Pengajian Melayu, Kuala Lumpur, 2001, pp. 236 – 248.
