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Peer reviewedHarrison, Godfrey – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1980
Outlines the current language situation in Singapore in relation to demographic and political changes. Reasons are given for the preeminence of English and the push for Mandarin Chinese as the official language. The role of Premier Lee Kwan Yew and the media in propounding the Republic language policy is discussed. (Author/PJM)
Descriptors: Chinese, English, Language Attitudes, Language Planning
Peer reviewedTaylor, Gordon; Tingguang, Chen – Applied Linguistics, 1991
Focuses on the likely sources of variability in discourse structure by comparing the introductions to papers written in a variety of related disciplines by three groups of physical scientists: Anglo-Americans writing in English, Chinese people writing in English, and Chinese people writing in Chinese. (39 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Influences, Discourse Analysis
Peer reviewedShen, Zhongwei – Journal of Chinese Linguistics, 1987
Summarizes 10 presentations made at the workshop on a variety of topics including: classification of Chinese dialects; the importance of semantic units in tone sandhi; insights on Chinese character recognition among brain-damaged patients; and a cognitive approach to the study of Chinese grammar. (TR)
Descriptors: Chinese, Cognitive Processes, Dialect Studies, Grammar
