A sociolinguistic history of early identities in Singapore : from colonialism to nationalism / Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew
- Author
- Chew, Phyllis Ghim Lian
- Published
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
- Physical Description
- xvii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction: A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in Singapore -- Group and individual identities -- Racial, regional, religious and national identities -- Bottom-up: individual identities -- A sociolinguistic history -- Time and place -- Singapore: sociolinguistic paradise -- Concluding remarks -- 2.Racial Identities: Plurality in the Making -- Ethnic and occupational compartmentalization -- Media representations -- Census taking -- Education and identity -- Malay-medium schools -- Chinese- and Indian-medium schools -- English-medium schools -- Religion and identity -- Concluding remarks -- 3.Regional Identities: Distinct but Undivided -- "Malay" identity -- The Orang Laut -- The Bugis -- The Minangkabaus -- The Javanese -- The Baweanese/Boyanese -- Critical commentary -- "Chinese" identity -- The Hokkiens (Minnanhua, Fujianese) -- The Teochews (Chaozhouhua) -- The Cantonese (Guangdonghua) -- The Hakkas (Kejia) -- The Hainanese (Hainanhua) -- Critical commentary -- "Indian" identity -- The Tamils -- The Telegus -- The Malayalams -- The Punjabis -- The Bengalis -- Critical commentary -- Concluding remarks -- 4.Religious Identities: Syncretic and Inclusive -- An animistic identity -- A Hindu identity -- A Buddhist identity -- An Islamic identity -- Chinese-Malay fraternity -- Concluding remarks -- 5.Orthographical Identity: Change and Ideology -- Sanskrit scripts and the creation of a Buddhist-Hindu identity -- Jawi and the creation of a Muslim identity -- Syncretic identities through Jawi: the Arabs and Arab Peranakans -- The Arabs -- The Jawi Peranakans -- Jawi or Rumi? Competing identities -- The decline of Jawi: reasons and implications -- Concluding remarks -- 6.Individual Identities: The Use of Lingua Francas and Language Choice -- Bazaar Malay -- Singapore English (SE) -- The origin of Singapore English -- Singapore Hokkien (SH) -- Language choice and identities in colonial Singapore -- Code-mixing and code-switching: flexible identities -- Concluding remarks -- 7.Hybrid Identities: Three Case Studies of Attraction and Engagement -- Pidgins and Creoles -- Baba Malay Creole -- Chetty Malay Creole -- Kristang Creole -- Input from other languages -- Concluding remarks -- 8.Intergenerational Identities: Negotiating Solidarity and Plurality -- An acculturation-assimilation cline -- Three principles -- A three-generational model -- First generation -- Second generation -- Third generation -- Later-generational interaction -- Other later-generational identity symbols -- Dress -- Food -- Religious rites -- Literary endeavours -- Concluding remarks -- 9.Language, Power and Political Identities: The 1959 Singapore Political Elections -- The education divide -- The emergent national elite and Lee Kuan Yew -- Riding the linguistic tiger -- Avoiding the English-educated incumbent -- Aligning with the Chinese-educated masses -- Forming a political party -- Other linguistic strategies -- Conclusion: a linguistic sequel -- 10.National Identities: The Reordering of Pluralities -- Top-down: the reordering of pluralities -- Racial compartmentalization -- Language shifts: the reordering of pluralities -- The ascendancy of English -- Race and migration -- The management of religious distinctiveness -- Bottom-up: individual identities in the 21st century -- The integrative nature of Singapore English (SE) -- Conclusion: new realities.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9781137012333
1137012331 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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