Negotiating Multiculturalism

ISBN-13: 9783110156805 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 302 str.

Nirmala Purushotam

Opis

Originally published as Negotiating Language, Constructing Race, 1998, in the series titled Contributions to the Sociology of Language, 79, sociologist Nirmala Srirekam PuruShotam discusses language as a social phenomenon, focusing specifically on the configuration of nation in Singapore. Annotat

Spis treści

i-vi -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 'Nation' and 'Race': realms of problematic possibilities for language -- Race-ing language: the institutionalisation of 'Chinese', 'Malay', and 'Indian' in Singapore -- Talk about language: from political project to daily life positionings -- Language on the life trajectory: Everyday Life contexts, relevances and practices -- The mother tongue: male texts and female readings -- Second language: official bilingualism brought home -- Disciplining difference -- Notes -- References -- Index