The semiotics of language ideologies in Singapore

Journal of Sociolinguistics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 344-361

  Wee, Lionel ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ideological sites; Language ideologies; Language policy; Semiotics; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745050407     PISSN: 13606441     EISSN: 14679841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-6441.2006.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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