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Peer reviewedTupas, T. Ruanni F. – Language Problems & Language Planning, 2003
Examines why language planners in the Philippines argue the way they do concerning critical language issues in the country. Suggests discursive "strategies of forgetting" are employed across complex structures of relations shaped by decades of colonialization, Filipino elite collaboration, and current neocolonial and global conditions.…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Foreign Countries, Language Planning, Power Structure
Peer reviewedHoon, Chng Huang – Language Problems & Language Planning, 2003
Addresses the Singlish-standard English debate in terms of discourse resources and the politics of language planning in Singapore, especially for the Singlish speaker. Examines media reports, official statements, and letters to local newspapers and considers the implications of this debate for Singaporeans and their participation within society.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Planning, Language Variation, Politics
