1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462494303321

Autore

Purushotam Nirmala

Titolo

Negotiating language, constructing race [[electronic resource] ] : disciplining difference in Singapore / / by Nirmala Srirekam PuruShotam

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, 1998

ISBN

3-11-080445-X

Edizione

[Reprint 2011]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Collana

Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] ; ; 79

Disciplina

306.44/095957

Soggetti

Sociolinguistics - Singapore

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- 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



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910694050203321

Titolo

Assessing public health and the delivery of care in the wake of Katrina : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, September 22, 2005

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (v, 112 p.)

Soggetti

Emergency medical services - Gulf States

Public health administration - Gulf States

Disaster relief - Gulf States

Hurricane Katrina, 2005

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia