Language Planning and Policy: A Case Study of Dialects in Singapore - a Web Project for EL3267B
Toh Kwang Chern
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Introduction
Background of Teochew & Hokkien
The Beginning of the End
Macro effects
Micro effects
SMC impacts Teochew & Hokkien!
What type of planning?
Other W-H questions
A possibility for revitalisation?
Some useful data
Some survey results
Conclusion
List of works referenced
Post-script: Phua Chu Kang
A Tribute: My Grandparents

1) Do you speak* (*by speak, we mean ability to comprehend and articulate) any dialect? (If no, what language do you speak mainly and SKIP QUESTION 2)

YES

2) If yes, to whom? How do you rate your proficiency level? (comprehension only, or plus articulation)

COMPREHENSION AND QUITE ARTICULATE

3) Do you find that Mandarin is replacing the role of dialects in places eg. home/market/hawker centre? If yes, has Mandarin "diluted" your dialect? (eg. do you replace the words you can't say in dialect with Mandarin instead?)

YES

YES IT HAS DILUTED THE DIALECT.

4) What is your opinion of people who speak dialects?

NO DIFFERENCE TO OTHER LANGUAGES. DIALECT IS JUST

ANOTHER FORM OF COMMUNICATION.

5) Given a chance, would you join classes provided for the learning of your dialect?

DEFINITELY

6) If you have children of your own in the future, would you want them to learn your own (or any) dialect? Why and why not?

YES, TO KEEP THE HERITAGE AND PASS THE LANGUAGE.

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