LINGUIST List 11.849

Wed Apr 12 2000

Books: Sociolinguistics & Language Politics

Editor for this issue: Scott Fults <scottlinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. Gillian Caglayan, Socioling & Lang Politics: Negotiating Multiculturalism, PuruShotam

New Publication from Mouton de Gruyter


NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK!!!

Nirmala Srirekam PuruShotam
Negotiating Multiculturism
Disciplining Difference in Singapore
23 x 15,5cm. X, 294 p.
2000. Paperback DM 58,- /EUR 29,65 /�S 423,- /sFr 53,- /approx. US$
36.00
ISBN 3-11-015680-6
(Contributions to the Sociology of Language 79)

Table of Contents

"Nation" and "Race": Realms of problematic possibilities for language

Race-ing language: The institutionalisation of "Chinese", "Malay", and
"Indian" in Singapore

Talk about language: From political project to daily life positionings

Language on the life trajectory: Everyday Life contexts, relevances and
practices

The mother tongue: Male texts and female readings

Second language: Official bilingualism brought home

Disciplining difference

Notes

References

Index



Still available in hardback, under the title:
Nirmala Srirekam PuruShotam
Negotiating Language, Constructing Race
Disciplining Difference in Singapore
23 x 15,5cm. 294 p.
1998. Cloth. DM 178,- / �S 1299,- / sFr 158,- / approx. US$ 111.00.
ISBN 3-11-015679-2
(Contributions to the Sociology of Language 79)



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