清末槟城副领事戴欣然与南洋华人方言群社会

Qing Consul Dai Xin-ran and Chinese Dialect Group Communities in Penang

自 1 9世纪以来 ,槟城的华人社会便以福建 (闽南 )人和广东 (广府 )人为主 ,尤其是前者。客家人的人数 ,一直都只占华人人口的 1 0 %左右。本文将讨论客家移民———戴欣然的奋斗和事业及其牵引出来的方言群关系。本文的一个讨论重点 ,是探讨戴欣然在槟城的慈善事业和领事任内的活动 。

The Penang Chinese society in the early 20th century, as in the 19th century, was dominated by two major dialect groups, Hokkien and Cantonese. The population of the Hakka accounted for only about 10 per cent of the total population of Penang Chinese. This article will examine a Hakka immigrant——Dai Xin ran, who was struggling his life and later developing his career in Penang and other parts of Malay Peninsula. This article will focus on discussing Dai Xin ran's benevolence and other activities, as well as the relationship among the different Chinese dialect group communities in Penang.