语言的缺失与东南亚华语戏曲的没落——以马来西亚为例

The Loss of Language and the Fall of Chinese Opera in Southeast Asia——With Malaysia as an Example

华语戏曲在海外传播已有一个多世纪的历史。20世纪前半叶是东南亚华语戏曲的黄金时代,从20世纪70年代开始,华语戏曲不可避免地走向衰落,其中原因是多方而复杂的。华语戏曲自身的困境最突出地体现在语言的问题上,华语方言的缺失导致华语戏曲这种古老的文化娱乐形式陷入了实质性的生存危机。

Chinese opera overseas has followed the footsteps of early Chinese for more than a century. In the first half of the 20th century, Chinese opera in Southeast Asia enjoyed its golden time. Since the 1970s, Chinese opera in Southeast Asia inevitably has declined. For this decline, there are complex causes. The major cause is the loss of Chinese dialects, which has thrown into a survival crisis Chinese opera, an ancient and cultural entertainment form.