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A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in Singapore: From Colonialism to Nationalism
Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew
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Hardcover. 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. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMS; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
245
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137012333
SKU
V9781137012333
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew
PHYLLIS CHEW is Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological Univeristy, Singapore, where she has taught Literacy and Sociolinguistics for the last 25 years. An applied linguist, she has served on the international advisory boards of Teaching Education, Malaysian English Language Teaching Journal, the International Journal of Language Studies, Asian EFL Journal, Asia Tefl Journal and Gendering Asia. She was the 2010-2011 ... Read more
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