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Publication Date: 2015
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Status of Tamil Language in Singapore: An Analysis of Family Domain
Kadakara, Shanmugam
Education Research and Perspectives, v42 p25-64 2015
This paper addresses the phenomenon of Language Maintenance and Language Shift through a qualitative study of Tamil language in the family domain in Singapore. The influence of Singapore's bilingual policy and the institutional support offered for maintenance of Tamil language provide the context in which the central research problem of the status of Tamil language in the family domain is addressed. Discussion of the findings considers the pressure on the Tamil language and possible consequences of continued language shift for the future of Tamil language in Singapore.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dravidian Languages, Qualitative Research, Language Skill Attrition, Language Research, Language Maintenance, Family Environment, Bilingualism, Language Planning, Futures (of Society), Mandarin Chinese, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Indians, Social Status, Profiles, Questionnaires, Semi Structured Interviews, Observation
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Language: English
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