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A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in SingaporeNational Identities: The Reordering of Pluralities

A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in Singapore: National Identities: The Reordering... [Newly independent states are often distinguished by their socio-engineering efforts to forge an identity from above. It is believed that a strong collective identity is possible only if the governed share an “imagined” language (Edwards, 2009). Hence, certain languages are deemed “official” or “national” such as Hindi in India, Russian in the USSR and Hebrew in Israel, and others relegated to “dialect” status with no place in the national consciousness. In some countries such as France and Japan, language has been considered not only as a vehicle for daily communication or for reading and writing but also as a cult, a national myth of great dimension (Schiffman, 1996).] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in SingaporeNational Identities: The Reordering of Pluralities

Chew, Phyllis Ghim-Lian
Springer Journals — Oct 21, 2015
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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Copyright
© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
ISBN
978-1-349-43657-6
Pages
170 –186
DOI
10.1057/9781137012340_10
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Abstract

[Newly independent states are often distinguished by their socio-engineering efforts to forge an identity from above. It is believed that a strong collective identity is possible only if the governed share an “imagined” language (Edwards, 2009). Hence, certain languages are deemed “official” or “national” such as Hindi in India, Russian in the USSR and Hebrew in Israel, and others relegated to “dialect” status with no place in the national consciousness. In some countries such as France and Japan, language has been considered not only as a vehicle for daily communication or for reading and writing but also as a cult, a national myth of great dimension (Schiffman, 1996).]

Published: Oct 21, 2015

Keywords: National Identity; Home Language; Comprehension Passage; Postage Stamp; Chinese Dialect

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