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A sociolinguistic history of early identities in Singapore: From colonialism to nationalism

Palgrave Macmillan, (2012), 1-245
DOI: 10.1057/9781137012340
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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.

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Chew, P. G. L. (2012). A sociolinguistic history of early identities in Singapore: From colonialism to nationalism. A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in Singapore: From Colonialism to Nationalism (pp. 1–245). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137012340

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