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A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in Singapore

From Colonialism to Nationalism

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  • © 2013

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  1. Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew

    1. National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction: A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in Singapore

    • Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew
    Pages 1-18

  3. Racial Identities: Plurality in the Making

    • Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew
    Pages 19-36

  4. Regional Identities: Distinct but Undivided

    • Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew
    Pages 37-53

  5. Religious Identities: Syncretic and Inclusive

    • Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew
    Pages 54-69

  6. Orthographical Identity: Change and Ideology

    • Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew
    Pages 70-86

  7. Individual Identities: The Use of Lingua Francas and Language Choice

    • Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew
    Pages 87-110

  8. Hybrid Identities: Three Case Studies of Attraction and Engagement

    • Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew
    Pages 111-128

  9. Intergenerational Identities: Negotiating Solidarity and Plurality

    • Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew
    Pages 129-151

  10. Language, Power and Political Identities: The 1959 Singapore Political Elections

    • Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew
    Pages 152-169

  11. National Identities: The Reordering of Pluralities

    • Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew
    Pages 170-186

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 187-245
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What role does race, geography, religion, orthography and nationalism play in the crafting of identities? What are the origins of Singlish? This book offers a thorough investigation of old and new identities in Asia's most global city, examined through the lens of language.

Authors and Affiliations

  • National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew

About the author

PHYLLIS CHEW is Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological Univeristy, Singapore, where she has taught Literacy and Sociolinguistics for the last 25 years. An applied linguist, she has served on the international advisory boards of Teaching Education, Malaysian English Language Teaching Journal, the International Journal of Language Studies, Asian EFL Journal, Asia Tefl Journal and Gendering Asia. She was the 2010-2011 Fulbright Research Scholar at Harvard University, USA.

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