Contents

Chapters in this book

1. i-vi i
2. Acknowledgements vii
3. Contents ix
4. ‘Nation’ and ‘Race’: realms of problematic possibilities for language 1
5. Race-ing language: the institutionalisation of ‘Chinese’, ‘Malay’, and ‘Indian’ in Singapore 30
6. Talk about language: from political project to daily life positionings 75
7. Language on the life trajectory: Everyday Life contexts, relevances and practices 103
8. The mother tongue: male texts and female readings 132
9. Second language: official bilingualism brought home 174
10. Disciplining difference 207
11. Notes 230
12. References 245
13. Index 283