A matter of national (In)security: English language policy in Singapore

• Main Author: Foo, Amanda Limin
• Other Authors: Tan Ying Ying
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::Linguistics::Sociolinguistics::Language policy
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/71625
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Linguistic insecurity is a sociolinguistic phenomenon that has been well-documented and studied since the mid-twentieth century. A speaker’s negative perception of their own speech in comparison to the ‘superior’ variety can lead to an obsession with the ‘standard’ form and a discrimination against...