Home Languages
Since Singapore is a society made up by descendants of immigrants from different parts of Asia, the original home language of Singaporeans is not necessarily the dominant lingua franca such as English or even the respective mother tongue. Throughout the years, Singaporean households have experienced a change in home language occurring one or two generations later, as a result of exposure to more dominant languages in Singapore due to government language policy implementation.
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Famous quotes containing the words home and/or languages:
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