Multilingual Singapore: Language Policies and Linguistic Realities

ISBN-13: 9780367235192 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 224 str.

Ritu Jain

Opis

This volume offers a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the rich linguistic diversity of Singapore.

O autorze

Ritu Jain is Lecturer at the Language and Communication Centre at Nanyang Technological University. Her research interests lie in the areas of language policy and planning, and language and identity. In her work, she has examined the role of language education policy in the maintenance and promotion of minority and heritage languages, and the implications this has for language maintenance and shift. She is currently exploring the interplay of language and identity among the Indian language communities of Singapore.