Reconsidering language shift within Singapore's Chinese community
A Bourdieusian analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4178136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wendy D Bokhorst‐heng (0000-0002-1773-7514, Crandall University, corresponding author), Wendy Bokhorst-Heng, Rita Elaine Silver (0000-0002-5033-6720) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 2017 |
| Issue | 248 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ijsl-2017-0037 |
| OpenAlex | W2743415012 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 17 |
The official narrative told by national census data in Singapore is that of massive language shift within one generation from a myriad of Chinese dialects towards Mandarin and English as dominant home languages. This story of shift is often told in ways that suggest the community completely and pragmatically transformed its practices and allegiances
Census · China · Chinese community · Language shift · Linguistics · Mandarin Chinese · Narrative · Political science · Sociology · Demography · Gender Studies · Law · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |