Editing Anglicisation (section)

==== Singapore ====
Malay was Singapore's lingua franca late into the colonial era until English started to predominate; after Singapore became independent from British rule, it decided to keep English as its main language to maximise economic efficiency.<ref>{{Citation |last=Wee |first=Lian-Hee |title=Englishization as an aspect of building Singapore identity |date=2009 |work=Englishization in Asia language and cultural issues |pages=46–69 |editor-last=Tam |editor-first=Kwok-kan |url=https://scholars.hkbu.edu.hk/en/publications/englishization-as-an-aspect-of-building-singapore-identity-10 |access-date=2024-12-28 |place=Hong Kong |publisher=香港公開大學出版社 |isbn=978-962-7707-78-3}}</ref> Various politicians associated with Singapore's founding postcolonial period have measuredly praised British influences that they claim laid the foundation for the city to become more successful.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singapore and the United Kingdom: 1819 to 2019 |url=https://cil.nus.edu.sg/publication/singapore-and-the-united-kingdom-1819-to-2019/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=cil.nus.edu.sg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Singapore’s quarrel over colonialism {{!}} Lowy Institute |url=https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/singapore-s-quarrel-over-colonialism |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=www.lowyinstitute.org |language=en}}</ref>