Discourses of linguistic instrumentalism and identity : the evolution of the speak good English movement in Singapore

Discourses of linguistic instrumentalism and identity : the evolution of the speak good English movement in Singapore

The inaugural launch of Singapore’s Speak Good English Movement on 29th April 2000 marked the start of governmental efforts to eradicate all use of Singlish in the nation-state – despite its growing stature as a marker of Singaporean identity – in favour of Standard Singapore English – which the pol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tan, Samuel Wei Jian
Other Authors: Tan Ying Ying
Format: Course Assignment (CA)
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
DRNTU::Humanities::Linguistics::Sociolinguistics::Language policy
DRNTU::Humanities::Linguistics::Sociolinguistics::Diglossia
DRNTU::Humanities::Linguistics::Colloquial language
DRNTU::Humanities::Linguistics::Discourse analysis
DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Public opinion
DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social institutions
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/69918

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