The Singlish Controversy
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The Singlish Controversy

Language, Culture and Identity in a Globalizing World

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The Singlish Controversy

Language, Culture and Identity in a Globalizing World

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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.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9781316859513
Topic
Languages & Linguistics
Subtopic
Languages
Index
Languages & Linguistics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. List of Tables
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Introduction: Questions about the Singlish Controversy
  11. 1 Language Policy in Singapore: English, Singlish and the Mother Tongues
  12. 2 Ideology Pooling and Meta-Discursive Convergence in the Singlish Debate
  13. 3 Language Experts, Linguistic Chutzpah and the Speak Good Singlish Movement
  14. 4 Voice: Who Speaks about Singlish?
  15. 5 The Commodification of Singlish
  16. 6 Singlish, Migration and Mobility
  17. 7 What Is Singlish? Language, Culture and Identity in a Globalizing World
  18. References
  19. Index