'Multilingual Singapore: Language policies and linguistic realities' Ritu Jain (ed.) (2021)

Authors

  • Maya Khemlani David Asia Europe Institute, University of Malaya Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/sols.23288

Keywords:

book review, Multilingual Singapore, Ritu Jain

Abstract

Multilingual Singapore: Language policies and linguistic realities
Ritu Jain (ed.) (2021)
Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Pp. 224
ISBN: 978-0-367-23519-2 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-032-00043-5 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-0-429-28014-6 (ebk)

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Published

2023-08-07

How to Cite

David, M. K. (2023). ’Multilingual Singapore: Language policies and linguistic realities’ Ritu Jain (ed.) (2021). Sociolinguistic Studies, 17(1-3), 279-288. https://doi.org/10.1558/sols.23288