31.3818, Books: The Singlish Controversy: Wee

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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 21:55:52
From: Rachel Tonkin [rtonkin at cambridge.org]
Subject: The Singlish Controversy: Wee

 


Title: The Singlish Controversy 
Subtitle: Language, Culture and Identity in a Globalizing World 
Publication Year: 2020 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://cambridge.org
	

Book URL: https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/languages-linguistics/asian-language-and-linguistics/singlish-controversy-language-culture-and-identity-globalizing-world?format=PB 


Author: Lionel Wee

Paperback: ISBN:  9781316632826 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 31.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9781316632826 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 23.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9781316632826 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 28.00


Abstract:

Singlish is the colloquial variety of English spoken in Singapore. It has
sparked much public debate, but so far the complex question of what Singlish
really is and what it means to its speakers has remained obscured. This
important work explores some of the socio-political controversies surrounding
Singlish, such as the political ideologies inherent in Singlish discourse, the
implications of being restricted to Singlish for those speakers without access
to standard English, the complex relationship between Singlish and migration,
and the question of whether Singlish is an asset or a liability to
Singaporeans. These questions surrounding Singlish illustrate many current
issues in language, culture and identity in an age of rapid change. The book
will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of World Englishes and
sociolinguistics. Its detailed analysis of the Singlish controversy will
illuminate broader questions about language, identity and globalization.

1. Language policy in Singapore: English, Singlish and the mother tongues; 2.
Ideology pooling and metadiscursive convergence in the Singlish debate; 3.
Language experts, linguistic chutzpah and the Speak Good Singlish Movement; 4.
Voice: who speaks about Singlish?; 5. The commodification of Singlish; 6.
Singlish, migration and mobility; 7. What is Singlish? Language, culture and
identity in a globalizing world.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Written In: English  (eng)

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