Negotiating Multiculturalism

i-vi -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- `Nation and `Race : realms of problematic possibilities for language -- Race-ing language: the institutionalisation of `Chinese , `Malay , and `Indian in Singapore -- Talk about language: from political project to daily life positionings -- Language on the life trajectory: Everyday Life contexts, relevances and practices -- The mother tongue: male texts and female readings -- Second language: official bilingualism brought home -- Disciplining difference -- Notes -- References -- Index