Kajian Tinjauan Literatur Sistematik (SLR) Berkaitan Dialek Melayu Menggunakan Pendekatan Program Minimalis.

The study of dialectology is gaining attention and interest among language scholars in Malaysia. Various issues has been discussed including the different research areas such as phonology, morphology, and semantics. However, research on Malay dialects from a syntactic perspective has received less attention and still requires further study. Therefore, this study focuses on the systematic literature review of Malay dialects using the Minimalist Program (MP) approach in previous studies. This qualitative study adopts a descriptive document analysis design based on systematic literature review analysis. Through Scopus, Web of Science (WOS), Science Direct, Google Scholar and My Cite search engines, research articles that meets the selection criteria were chosen over 13-year period from 2011 to January 2024. The article selection process is based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) flowchart. Subsequently, the analysis covers the background of the study, issues, methodology, and findings of previous studies. According to the research findings, a total of 12 articles have been identified to satisfy the requirements for acceptance. However, this article is focuses on verbs, auxiliary verbs, and question words. Therefore, research on dialects from a syntactic perspective needs to be expanded and integrated with future studies in order to identify new issues related to dialect studies in Malaysia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]