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Negotiating language, constructing race : disciplining difference in Singapore / by Nirmala Srirekam PuruShotam.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Purushotam, Nirmala.
- Series:
- Contributions to the sociology of language.
- Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] ; 79.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sociolinguistics--Singapore.
- Sociolinguistics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (304 pages)
- Edition:
- Reprint 2011
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- No detailed description available for "Negotiating Language, Constructing Race".
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- 'Nation' and 'Race': realms of problematic possibilities for language
- Race-ing language: the institutionalisation of 'Chinese', 'Malay', and 'Indian' in Singapore
- Talk about language: from political project to daily life positionings
- Language on the life trajectory: Everyday Life contexts, relevances and practices
- The mother tongue: male texts and female readings
- Second language: official bilingualism brought home
- Disciplining difference
- Notes
- References
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9783110804454
- 311080445X
- OCLC:
- 979590739
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