Linguistic Landscaping in Singapore: Multilingualism or the Dominance of English and Its Dual Identity in the Local Linguistic Ecology?

Autor/in	Tang, Hoa K.
Titel	Linguistic Landscaping in Singapore: Multilingualism or the Dominance of English and Its Dual Identity in the Local Linguistic Ecology?
Quelle	In: International Journal of Multilingualism, 17 (2020) 2, S.152-173 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tang, Hoa K.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1479-0718
DOI	10.1080/14790718.2018.1467422
Schlagwörter	Self Concept; Multilingualism; Official Languages; Indonesian Languages; Mandarin Chinese; Dravidian Languages; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Usage; Educational Policy; Signs; Language Planning; Transportation; Foreign Countries; Bilingualism; Language Role; Cultural Pluralism; Language Attitudes; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstkonzept; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Office language; Amtssprache; Indonesisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachgebrauch; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Zeichensystem; Sprachwechsel; Verkehrswesen; Ausland; Bilingualismus; Kulturpluralismus; Sprachverhalten; Singapur
Abstract	Although Singapore, a linguistically and ethnically diverse city-state, uses four official languages, namely Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, and English, which are supposed to enjoy equal status, there appears to be a pecking order to these languages. English seems to be the dominant language when taking into consideration the bilingual education policy, numerous campaigns promoting its use in terms of spoken language, and language use by the media. Another mechanism that also contributes to the predominance of English over the other three official languages is linguistic landscape, i.e. language use in public space. Adopting the ecology of language as its conceptual framework and linguistic landscape as its methodological tool, this article, by analyzing public signs in and around 30 MRT (Mass Rapid Transport) stations of the Circle Line (CCL), discloses not only English imperialism but also the complexity of this language in Singapore with its dual identity as a global language as well as a local one. Consequentially, it is postulated that Singapore is monolingual- rather than bilingual- or multilingual-oriented. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01