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1 online resource |
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SpringerBriefs in linguistics, 2197-0009 |
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SpringerBriefs in linguistics.
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| Contents |
Foreword; Contents; List of Figure; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; Abstract; 1.1 Background of Research; 1.2 The Scope and Objectives of the Study; 1.3 Data Collection; 1.4 Conclusion; References; 2 Review of Literature on Planning for Language; Abstract; 2.1 Language Planning: Work of Government; 2.2 Two Perspectives to Language Planning: The Macrosociological and the Microlinguistic; 2.3 Language Planning and Language Management; 2.4 Sociolinguistics of Language Use; 2.5 Language and Identity; 2.6 Conclusion; References; 3 Singapore: The Contextual Background; Abstract |
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3.1 The Sociopolitical Background of Singapore3.2 The Sociolinguistic Situation in Singapore; 3.3 Language Planning in Singapore; 3.4 The Policy of Multilingualism; 3.5 The English-Knowing Bilingual School Policy; 3.6 Conclusion; References; 4 Review of Literature on the Speak Mandarin Campaign (SMC); Abstract; 4.1 Organization of the SMC; 4.2 Implementation of the SMC; 4.3 The Official Arguments of the SMC; 4.4 Conclusion: Impact of the SMC; References; 5 Quantitative Analysis: Reported Language Use and Attitudes; Abstract; 5.1 Demographic Distribution of Sample |
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5.2 Attitude of Respondents Toward Mandarin5.3 Attitudes of Respondents Toward the Status and Functions of Mandarin; 5.4 Comparison of Attitudes Toward English and Mandarin; 5.5 Attitudes of Respondents Toward the Transmission of Chinese Dialects; 5.6 Attitudes Toward the Official Arguments of the SMC; 5.7 Attitudes Toward the Planned Language Efforts; 5.8 Discussion of the Results of the SAS; References; 6 Qualitative Analysis: Views Towards the Speak Mandarin Campaign; Abstract; 6.1 Informants' Views on the Goals of the SMC; 6.2 Informants' Views on the Continuation of the SMC |
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6.3 Informants' Views on the Campaign's Objective of Eliminating Chinese Dialects6.4 Informants' View on the Effectiveness of the SMC; 6.5 Discussions on the Results of the SSI; References; 7 Conclusion; Abstract; 7.1 Repercussions on the Decline of Chinese Dialects; 7.2 Future Challenge of the SMC; 7.3 Future Research on the SMC; 7.4 Limitations of Study; References; Appendix A: Self-administered Survey Form; Appendix B: Semi-structured Interview Schedule |
| Summary |
This book makes an original contribution to the fields of sociolinguistics, language planning policy and Chinese language studies. It examines the effectiveness of the Singapore's Speak Mandarin Campaign in changing the language use of dialect speakers towards Mandarin. Singapore may be only "a small red dot" and barely visible on the world's map. However, its complex and dynamic linguistic diversity and its quadrilingual educational system make it a unique and fascinating research site for examining deliberate language planning on the part of governmental authorities. 2016 marks the 37th anniversary of the Speak Mandarin Campaign, a focused language-planning policy aimed at changing the deeply entrenched sociolinguistic habits of Chinese Singaporeans who are used to speaking Chinese dialects. This book provides a revealing update on dialect speakers' attitudes towards the campaign by including discussions and other related issues such as the recent call for the revitalisation of Chinese dialects by younger dialect speakers, Chinese students' attitude towards learning Mandarin in schools, the encroachment of English in the home environment, the spread and dominance of English in the local linguistic landscape, and the challenges of maintaining Mandarin as a language of use and preference |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Speak Mandarin Campaign, Singapore, 1979-
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Language policy -- Singapore.
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Mandarin dialects -- Singapore
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Chinese language -- Dialects -- Singapore
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Language and culture -- Singapore
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Sociolinguistics.
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Language: reference & general.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Historical & Comparative.
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Chinese language -- Dialects
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Language and culture
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Language policy
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Mandarin dialects
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Singapore
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789811034435 |
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9811034435 |
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