Khin Wee Chen

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List of John Benjamins publications in which Khin Wee Chen is involved.

Articles

Chen, Khin Wee 2026 Pronouns, publics, and power: Multilingual reframing of we , kita , and kami in Singapore’s National Day Rally speeches Journal of Asian Pacific Communication: Online-First Articles | Article
This study examines how multilingual governance is enacted through first-person plural pronoun choice in Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally speeches (2004–2023). It analyses we, kita, and kami for how English and Malay versions address distinct linguistic publics.… read more
Chen, Khin Wee and Ali A. Al-Kandari 2025 Leadership in numbers: The pragmatics of We in Singapore’s NDR speeches (2004–2023) Journal of Language and Politics: Online-First Articles | Article
This paper examines how former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong strategically deployed personal pronouns — especially we — in National Day Rally (NDR) speeches (2004–2023) to construct authority, manage affect, and negotiate state–citizen alignment. Situated within Singapore’s hybrid… read more
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