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Striking a Balance - The Management of Language in Singapore (Paperback, illustrated edition): Janet Shepherd

Striking a Balance - The Management of Language in Singapore (Paperback, illustrated edition)

Janet Shepherd; Edited by Ernest W B Hess-Luttich, Richard Watts

Series: Cross-Cultural Communication S., 12

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This study presents an overview of the management of language in Singapore. It focuses on the use of language as a resource and as a means of furthering national cohesion. The relative positions of the two major languages, Chinese and English, are traced from colonial times to this century, with reference to education, literature, and the emergence of distinctive local speech varieties. Major government interventions in the form of the Speak Mandarin Campaign and the Speak Good English Movement are discussed against a background of ongoing changes to the education system. A major theme is the influence of Lee Kuan Yew on language policy. Another is the need to strike a balance between the concerns of the different speech communities, and the significance of this balance for the future.

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Imprint:	Peter Lang Pub Inc
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Cross-Cultural Communication S., 12
Release date:	February 2005
Authors:	Janet Shepherd
Editors:	Ernest W B Hess-Luttich • Richard Watts
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	232
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-53556-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Social sciences > Education > General Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > Dialectology Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > Slang & jargon Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > Lexicography Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Promotions
LSN:	3-631-53556-2
Barcode:	9783631535561