Useless but loved: the intricacies of Tamil maintenance and shift in Singapore
The Tamils of Singapore have been the subject of language shift discussions for years where much of the narrative has been focused on a tale of Tamil abandonment in favour of English. A closer look at census data however reveals that the rate at which Tamil use has declined is relatively lower compa...
Main Author: | Nivash Joyvin S/O Xavier |
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Other Authors: | Francesco Cavallaro |
Format: | Final Year Project (FYP) |
Language: | English |
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Nanyang Technological University
2023
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165182 |
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