A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in Singapore: From Colonialism to NationalismWhat role does race, geography, religion, orthography and nationalism play in the crafting of identities? What are the origins of Singlish? This book offers a thorough investigation of old and new identities in Asia's most global city, examined through the lens of language. |
Contents
The Hainanese Hainanhua Critical commentary Indian identity The Tamils | |
Syncretic | |
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reasons and implications | |
The Use of LinguaFrancas and Language Choice Bazaar Malay Singapore English SE | |
Plurality intheMaking Ethnic and occupational compartmentalization | |
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A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in Singapore: From Colonialism ... Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew No preview available - 2013 |
A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in Singapore: From Colonialism ... Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew No preview available - 2012 |
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