The English language in Singapore
Subtitle: standards and norms
By: edited by Anne Pakir.
Contributors: Pakir, Anne.; National University of Singapore. Centre for the Arts.; Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics.; SAAL-STU Seminar (1st : 1992 : Singapore)
Publisher: UniPress, the Centre for the Arts, National University of Singapore for the Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Singapore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
Subjects: English language -- Singapore -- Standardization.; English language -- Social aspects -- Singapore.; Singapore -- Social conditions.; Singapore -- Languages.
Other titles: Standards and norms.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Proceedings of the First SAAL-STU Seminar"--Cover, p. 4.
Table of contents: title: Descriptive and prescriptive approaches to the norms of English in Singapore / N.S. Prabhu; title: The role of grammar in the teaching of English / Tony Hung; title: Standards of English as a world language / Edwin Goh; title: Spoken and written English in Singapore / Anne Pakir; title: Varieties of English old and new / Jean D'souza; title: Spelling and concord / Anthea Fraser Gupta; title: The right word for the right context / Lee Sow Ling; title: Controlling Pandora's box / Rosemary Khoo.