The Semiotics and Social Practices of Constructing a "Proper" Singaporean Identity

<p> This dissertation investigates the semiotic resources that Singaporeans combine, balance, and negotiate in order to enact a &ldquo;proper&rdquo; Singaporean identity. The analysis considers a variety of semiotic resources, ranging from fine-grained phonetic variables to language va...

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Main Author: Shin, Priscilla Zhi-Xian
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona 2018
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Online Access:http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10982557