Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Contributors ix
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. The Decline of the Vernacular in the Chinese Religion in Singapore 19
6. 3. Singing in My Language(s): How Religious Verse and Song Contribute to Minority Language Maintenance 33
7. 4. The Role of Islam in the Language Maintenance of the Malay Muslims in Singapore 51
8. 5. The Role of Religion in Written Language Maintenance and Shift in Uganda 70
9. 6. Faith and Language Maintenance in Transnational Places of Worship: Brazilian Christian Settings in London 81
10. 7. Language Shift but Religious and Cultural Maintenance: A Study of the Punjabi Sikh Community in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia 98
11. 8. Does Religion Promote as well as Retard Language Maintenance in a Multilingual Context? Evidence from Hinduism and Buddhism 114
12. 9. Religion and Education in the Preservation of Hebrew and Other Jewish Language Varieties 127
13. 10. The Role of the Islamic Movement in Maintaining Standard Arabic in Israel 138
14. 11. Development of Hebrew/ English Biliteracy in a Jewish Day School: Issues of Language and Identity 148
15. 12. Islamic Religious Education, Identity and the Arabic Language Among University Students in Southwestern Nigeria 170
16. 13. Religion and Algerian Languages in the Education System 184
17. 14. Epilogue 197
18. Index 201