National Identities
The Reordering of Pluralities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23411331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Phyllis Ghim‐lian Chew (0000-0002-4532-9235, Nanyang Technological University, corresponding author), Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew |
| Year | 2013 |
| Pages | 170-186 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in Singapore (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/9781137012340_10 |
| OpenAlex | W2499185691 |
| ISBN | 9781137012340 |
| Language | EN |
Newly independent states are often distinguished by their socio-engineering efforts to forge an identity from above. It is believed that a strong collective identity is possible only if the governed share an “imagined” language (Edwards, 2009). Hence, certain languages are deemed “official” or “national” such as Hindi in India, Russian in the USSR and Hebrew in Israel, and others relegated to “dialect” status with no place in the national consciousness. In some countries such as France and Japan, language has been considered not only as a vehicle for daily communication or for reading and writing but also as a cult, a national myth of great dimension (Schiffman, 1996).
Political science · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · Philippine History and Culture · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |