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Language and Literature : Singapore

This pathfinder includes information about language and literature in Singapore.

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ALA-LC romanization tables :  (http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman.html)
The links are to the scanned text of the 1997 edition of the ALA-LC Romanization Tables: Transliteration Schemes for Non-Roman Scripts, approved by the Library of Congress and the American Library Association. These links are to PDF files that require the Adobe Acrobat Reader. The free Reader may be downloaded from the Adobe web site.

Nadi  (http://www1.moe.edu.sg/nadi/)
Run by the Singaporean Ministry of Education, this website highlights the Malay language and heritage. There are various articles about culture and language as well as an archive. In Malay.

Speak Dialect  (http://sunflower.singnet.com.sg/%7Ebluesky/dialect.html)
The speak dialect campaign is designed to promote the use of Chinese dialects such as Cantonese, Hokkien, Teochew, Hockchew, Hainanese and Hakka in Singapore. It advocates that these are the real mother toungues of the Chinese community in Singapore because most Chinese Singaporeans can trace their ancestors back to southern China.

The Speak Good English Movement  (http://www.goodenglish.org.sg/SGEM/home.php)
The Speak Good English Movement is a community-led initiative in Singapore that coordinates programs and events with partner organizations for Singaporeans to learn or improve their English. This site offers booklists, useful English sites, and articles.

Speak Mandarin Campaign  (http://mandarin.org.sg/smc/home.php)
Run by the Singaporean government, the Speak Mandarin Campaign aims at encouraging speakers of various Chinese dialects to use Mandarin as a unifying language and at promoting appreciation of Chinese language, culture and history.

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