02439nam 2200601 a 450 991046249430332120211216221609.03-11-080445-X10.1515/9783110804454(CKB)2670000000234980(EBL)3040413(SSID)ssj0000713532(PQKBManifestationID)12313107(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000713532(PQKBWorkID)10658254(PQKB)11471823(MiAaPQ)EBC3040413(DE-B1597)42214(OCoLC)979590739(DE-B1597)9783110804454(Au-PeEL)EBL3040413(CaPaEBR)ebr10585524(CaONFJC)MIL558517(OCoLC)922943369(EXLCZ)99267000000023498019971002d1998 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrNegotiating language, constructing race[electronic resource] disciplining difference in Singapore /by Nirmala Srirekam PuruShotamReprint 2011Berlin ;New York Mouton de Gruyter19981 online resource (304 p.)Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] ;79Description based upon print version of record.3-11-015679-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 --IndexContributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL]SociolinguisticsSingaporeElectronic books.Sociolinguistics306.44/095957Purushotam Nirmala1047338MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462494303321Negotiating language, constructing race2485657UNINA