A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in Singapore

A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in Singapore
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 421
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ISBN-10 : 9781137012340
ISBN-13 : 113701234X
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Download or read book A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in Singapore written by Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-11-29 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What 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.


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