Publications

Publication details [#47015]

Gupta, Anthea Fraser. 1994. The Step-tongue. Children's English in Singapore. (Multilingual Matters). Multilingual Matters. 264 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

foreign language acquisition | language spread | language use | multilingualism | social context

Language as a subject

English

Annotation

This book explores the social and historical context of children's English acquisition in multilingual Singapore, and discusses the consequences for education and speech therapy.