Linguistic instrumentalism in Singapore

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 211-224

  Wee, Lionel ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Identity; Language policy; Modernity; Political discourse; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 17144420599     PISSN: 01434632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01434630308666499     Document Type: Article

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