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Languages in Singapore

Languages in Singapore

European Straits #113

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Nicolas Colin
Mar 20, 2019
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Dear all,

I’m back from Singapore, which was fascinating in so many respects. Here’s the short version: I learned too much to share it all in one single issue!

And so today I’ll concentrate on the question of languages in Singapore. How can such a small country (5M inhabitants) harbor so many different languages?

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