FASS Staff Profile

DR WEE HOCK ANN, LIONEL
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT of ENGLISH, LINGUISTICS & THEATRE STUDIES

Appointment:
PROFESSOR
Office:
AS5/03-16
Email:
ellweeha@nus.edu.sg
Tel:
6516 6047
Fax:
6773 2981
Homepage:
http://profile.nus.edu.sg/fass/ellweeha/
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Brief Introduction

Lionel Wee is a linguist in the Department of English Language & Literature, National University of Singapore. He is interested in language policy (especially in Southeast Asia), the grammar of Singapore English, metaphorical discourse, and general issues in sociolinguistics and pragmatics. His recent publications include articles in Journal of Pragmatics, Discourse Studies, Language in Society, Journal of Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and Journal of Multilingual & Multicultural Development. He was a member of the committee for Singapore's Speak Good English Movement, where he became particularly aware of the need to address public conceptions concerning the nature of language. He sits on the editorial boards of Applied Linguistics, English World-Wide and Multilingual Margins.

 

1995              PhD (Linguistics), University of California, Berkeley

1991               MA (English Language), National University of Singapore

1988               BA with Honors, First Class (English Language), National University of Singapore

1987               BA (Majors: English Language, Sociology), National University of Singapore


Teaching Areas

Some of the modules he has recently taught include:

 

  • EL3203 Semantic and Pragmatic Analysis
  • EL3252 Language Planning and Policy
  • GEK1063 The Singlish Controversy

Graduate Supervision

I welcome postgraduate students interested in language policy, general issues in pragmatic and sociolinguistics. I am particularly interested in multidisciplinary work (e.g. the intersection between linguistics and social theory or urban studies0.


Current Research

He is currently working on a project on The Biopolitics of Language.

His recent books include:

(i) Wee, L. 2015. The Language of Organizational Styling. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

(ii) Brooks, A. and Wee, L. 2014. Consumption, Cities and States: Comparing Singapore with Asian and Western Cities. London: Anthem Press.

(iii) Park, Joseph and Wee, L. 2012. Markets of English. London: Routledge.

(iv) Stroud, C. and Wee, L. 2011. Style, identity and literacy: English in Singapore. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.

(v) Wee, L. 2011. Language without rights. New York: Oxford University Press.

(vi) Rappa, A. and L. Wee. 2006. Language policy and modernity in Southeast Asia: Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. New York: Springer.


Research Interests

His research interests broadly include language policy and planning in Southeast Asia, the grammar of Singapore English, the relationship between metaphor and it discourse contexts, various issues in sociolinguistics and pragmatics.


Publications

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