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A Sense of History:
a select bibliography on the history of Singapore

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Singapore, 1965-: Independence & Nation-Building 
Language

 

Afendras, Evangelos A.  & Kuo, Eddie C. Y. , eds. Language and society in Singapore. Singapore: Singapore University Press, 1980. 300p. [P40 Lan]

Bloom, David . The English language and Singapore: a critical survey. IN Kapur, Basant K., ed. Singapore studies: critical surveys of the humanities and social sciences. Singapore: Singapore University Press for Centre of Advanced Studies, National University of Singapore, 1986. Pp. 337-458. [DS599.2 Sis]

Bokhorst-Heng, Wendy . Language and imagining the nation in Singapore. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1999. 372p. Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Toronto, 1998. [HM15*UMI 74]

Bokhorst-Heng, Wendy . Language is more than a language. Singapore: Centre for Advanced Studies, National University of Singapore, 1999. 31p. [H1 Crps 6]

Bokhorst-Heng, Wendy. Language planning and management in Singapore. IN Foley, Joseph A.,  et al. English in new cultural contexts: reflections from Singapore. Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1998. Pp. 287-319. [PE3502.12 Enl]

Bokhorst-Heng, Wendy . Singapore's speak mandarin campaign: language ideological debates in the imagining of the nation. IN Blommaert, Jan, ed. Language ideological debates. New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 1999. Pp.235-265. [P40 Lana]

Borthwick, Sally . Chinese literacy in Singapore: past present and future. Asian Culture, 14:72-76, 1990. [DS1 AC; DS509.5 Spe]

Chan, Ah Nyuk . The hegemony of English in Singapore: a comparison of public policy information in the English and Chinese print media. 112p. Academic exercise - Dept. of English Language & Literature, National University of Singapore, 1997. [PR13 *1997 6]

Crewe, William , ed. The English language in Singapore. Singapore: Eastern Universities Press, 1977. 208p. [PE3502.12 Cre]

Foley, Joseph A.,  et al. English in new cultural contexts: reflections from Singapore. Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1998. 333p. [PE3502.12 Enl]

Foley, Joseph A.  The new englishes: language in the home. IN Foley, Joseph A.,  et al. English in new cultural contexts: reflections from Singapore. Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1998. Pp. 218-243. [PE3502.12 Enl]

Foley, Joseph A.  Language in the school. IN Foley, Joseph A.,  et al. English in new cultural contexts: reflections from Singapore. Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1998. Pp. 244-269. [PE3502.12 Enl]

Gopinathan, S.  Bilingualism and bilingual education in Singapore. IN Paulston, Chritina Bratt, ed. International handbook of bilingualism and bilingual education. New York: Greenwood Press, 1988. Pp. 391-404. [P115 Int]

Gopinatahn, S.  Language policy changes 1979-1997: politics and pedagogy. IN Gopinathan, S., et al., eds. Language, society, and education in Singapore: issues and trends. 2nd ed. Singapore: Times Academic Press, 1998. Pp. 19-44. [P119.3212 Lan]

Gopinathan, S.  Singapore’s language policies: strategies for a plural society. Southeast Asian Affairs: 280-295, 1979. [DS501 SAA]

Gopinatahn, S.,  et al., eds. Language, society and education in Singapore: issues and trends. 2nd ed. Singapore: Times Academic Press, 1998. 407p. [P119.3212 Lan]

Gopinathan, S.,  et al., eds. Language, society, and education in Singapore: issues and trends. Singapore: Times Academic Press, 1994. 391p. [P119.3212 Lan]

Gupta, Anthea Fraser . The situation of English in Singapore. IN Foley, Joseph A.,  et al. English in new cultural contexts: reflections from Singapore. Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1998. Pp. 106-126. [PE3502.12 Enl]

Ho, Chee Lick  & Alsagoff, Lubna . English as the common language in multicultural Singapore. IN Foley, Joseph A.,  et al. English in new cultural contexts: reflections from Singapore. Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1998. Pp. 201-217. [PE3502.12 Enl]

James, Joyce . Linguistic and pedagogical practices in Singapore: another perspective. IN Gopinathan, S., et al., eds. Language, society, and education in Singapore: issues and trends. 2nd ed. Singapore: Times Academic Press, 1998. Pp. 99-118. [P119.3212 Lan]

Kamsiah Abdullah  & Bibi Jan Ayyub . Malay language issues and trends. IN Gopinathan, S., et al., eds. Language, society, and education in Singapore: issues and trends. 2nd ed. Singapore: Times Academic Press, 1998. Pp. 1179-190.. [P119.3212 Lan]

Kuo, Eddie C. Y.  Language and identity: the case of Chinese in Singapore. IN Tseng, W.-S. & Wu, D. Y. H., eds. Chinese culture and mental health. Orlando, FL: Academic Press, 1985. Pp. 181-192. [RA790.7 Chi.C]

Kuo, Eddie C. Y.  Literacy in Singapore, 1970-1980. RELC Journal, 14(1):1-17, 1983. [PE1068 Asi.RJ]

Kuo, Eddie C. Y.  Mass media and language planning: Singapore's "Speak Mandarin" campaign. Journal of Communication, 34(2):24-35, 1984. [P90 JC]

Kuo, Eddie C. Y.  Multilingualism and mass media communications in Singapore. Asian Survey, 18(10):1067-1083, Oct. 1978. [DS1 AS]

Kuo, Eddie C. Y.  A sociolinguistic profile. IN Hassan, Riaz, ed. Singapore: society in transition. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1976. Pp. 134-148. [HN770.2 Has]

Kuo, Eddie C. Y.  & Jernudd, Bjorn H.  Balancing macro- and micro-sociolinguistic perspectives in language management: the case of Singapore. IN Kandiah, T. & Kwan-Terry, J., eds. English and language planning: a Southeast Asian contribution. Singapore: Times Academic Press for Centre for Advanced Studies, National University of Singapore, 1994. Pp. 70-91. [PE1068 Asi.En]

Le Page, R. B.  Retrospect and prognosis in Malaysia and Singapore. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 45:113-126, 1984. An analysis of language policy in Singapore and Malaysia from 1965 to the mid-eighties. [P40 IJS]

Leong, Wai Teng . The political economy of language in Singapore. IN IN H. M. Dahlan, et al., eds. ASEAN in the global system. Bangi, Selangor: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 1997. Pp. 225-236. [HC497 Sou.Asn]

Liaw, Yock Fang . Malay language and literature in Singapore. IN Kapur, Basant K., ed. Singapore studies: critical surveys of the humanities and social sciences. Singapore: Singapore University Press for Centre of Advanced Studies, National University of Singapore, 1986. Pp. 323-336. [DS599.2 Sis]

Murray, Douglas P.  Multilanguage education and bilingualism: the formation of social brokers in Singapore. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1974. 408p. Thesis (Ph.D.) - Stanford University, 1971. [LA1239.2 Mur]

Pakir, Anne . Education and invisible language planning: the case of English in Siingapore. IN Kandiah, T. & Kwan-Terry, J., eds. English and language planning: a Southeast Asian contribution. Singapore: Times Academic Press for Centre for Advanced Studies, National University of Singapore, 1994. Pp. 158-181. [PE1068 Asi.En]

Pakir, Anne . English-knowing bilingualism in Singapore. IN Ban, K. C.; Pakir, A. & Tong, C. K., eds. Imagining Singapore. Singapore: Times Academic Press, 1992. Pp. 234-262. [DS599.7 Ima]

Pakir, Anne . Two tongue tied: bilingualism in Singapore. IN Jones, G. M. & Ozog, A. C. K., eds. Bilingualism and national development. Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters, 1993. Pp. 73-90. [P115 Bin ]

Peh, Shing Huei . The political implications of bilingualism in Singapore. 88p. Academic exercise - Dept. of Political Science, National University of Singapore, 2000. [JA36 *2000 13]

Pendley, Charles . Language policy and social transformation in contemporary Singapore. Southeast Asian Journal of Social Science, 11(2):46-58, 1983. [H8 SAS]

Purushotam, Nirmala . Language and linguistic policies. IN Sandhu, Kernial S. & Wheatley, Paul, eds. Management of success: the moulding of modern Singapore. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1989. Pp. 503-522. [DS599.63 Man]

Saravanan, Vanithamani . Language maintenance and language shift in the Tamil-English community. IN Gopinathan, S., et al., eds. Language, society, and education in Singapore: issues and trends. 2nd ed. Singapore: Times Academic Press, 1998. Pp. 155-178. [P119.3212 Lan]

Shi, Ming Hu . Bilingualism in Singapore: myth and reality. IN Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Symposium on Asian Studies, 1991. Hong Kong: Asian Research Service, 1992. Pp. 371-382. [DS35 Isa 13]

Tham, Seong Chee . Multi-lingualism in Singapore: two decades of development. Singapore: Dept. of Statistics, 1996. 73p. [HB3660.2 Cpm 1990 6]

Wong, Mei Kwong . The bilingual policy in the Singapore schools. 58p. Academic exercise - Dept. of Political Science, University of Singapore, 1977. [JA36 *1978 6]

Xu, Daming ; Chew, Cheng Hai  & Chen, Songcen . Language use and language attitudes in the Singapore Chinese community. IN Gopinathan, S., et al., eds. Language, society, and education in Singapore: issues and trends. 2nd ed. Singapore: Times Academic Press, 1998. Pp. 133-154. [P119.3212 Lan]

 

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