Discourse analysis is interested, among other things, in the organizational structures of texts,
how conversations are managed, and how different modes of communication combine with …

Racism refers to 'the differential treatment enacted by an individual, group, or organization
on individuals based on assumptions of a group's phenotypic, linguistic, or cultural …

This paper discusses structural and ideological challenges to mother tongue-based
multilingual education (MTB-MLE) which has in recent years been gaining ground in many …

This inquiry examines how family languages policies (FLP) are planned and developed in
twenty bilingual families in Singapore with regard to their children's Chinese language and …

Discourse particles are among the most commented-upon features of Colloquial Singapore
English (CSE). Their use has been shown to vary depending on formality, context, gender …

State borders are the areas that are vulnerable to the degradation of national identity. The
purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes and the behavior of language use …

This article brings the critical turn in linguistics—with its current scepticism towards
essentialised languages and bias for languaging—under critical evaluation. It does so by …

Page 1 The Palgrave Macmillan A Sociolinguistic History of Early identities in Singapore Phyllis
Ghim-Lian Chew From Colonialism to Nationalism Page 2 A Sociolinguistic History of Early …

This book presents an alternative paradigm in understanding and appreciating World
Englishes (WEs) in the wake of globalization and its accompanying shifting priorities in …

Although functional grammar has been widely considered a valuable resource for discourse
analysis (DA), this paper poses the question: Are we taking full advantage of what …