Singapore is a developed country in Southeast Asia.Its language environment is also very complex.As one of the most representative Creole languages,Singlish has also attracted much attention from linguists.This paper ...Singapore is a developed country in Southeast Asia.Its language environment is also very complex.As one of the most representative Creole languages,Singlish has also attracted much attention from linguists.This paper will analyze the relationship between‘liao’‘already’in Singlish and‘了’in Chinese by means of comparison,and explore the influence of history and culture on language structure.展开更多
Influenced by social contexts and multilingualism,Singlish has developed into its own linguistic features,especially in its pronunciation,lexicon,and syntax.This paper gives an overall analysis of linguistic feature o...Influenced by social contexts and multilingualism,Singlish has developed into its own linguistic features,especially in its pronunciation,lexicon,and syntax.This paper gives an overall analysis of linguistic feature of Singlish followed by examples,presenting how Singlish is different from Standard English.展开更多
Singapore is a multi-cultural and multi-lingual society with four different major languages (Chinese,English,Malay and Tamil). Each language or dialect exerts its influence on the way English is spoken. It is too diff...Singapore is a multi-cultural and multi-lingual society with four different major languages (Chinese,English,Malay and Tamil). Each language or dialect exerts its influence on the way English is spoken. It is too difficult to maintain the purity of English. English spoken in Singapore would branch into various types of Englishes and produce less universal forms,and people would inevitably encounter a lack of communication in English,which has been becoming more and more international.Different groups of English users and their reaction to various forms of Englishes determine the range of Englishes and produce a norm preventing varieties of English which are incomprehensible to others.展开更多
Singapore is a multi-ethnic country and it has four official languages, which is special all over the world. Bilingualism is emphasized in Singapore, so not only English is emphasized, mother tongue of the general pub...Singapore is a multi-ethnic country and it has four official languages, which is special all over the world. Bilingualism is emphasized in Singapore, so not only English is emphasized, mother tongue of the general public is also important. This leads to the variant of English in Singapore and Singapore English has developed its own features. In this study, the formation of the language policy,the classification of Singapore English, phonetic and grammatical features of Singapore English, and attitudes towards Singapore English will be discussed in details with the consideration of political,economic and cultural elements.展开更多
文摘Singapore is a developed country in Southeast Asia.Its language environment is also very complex.As one of the most representative Creole languages,Singlish has also attracted much attention from linguists.This paper will analyze the relationship between‘liao’‘already’in Singlish and‘了’in Chinese by means of comparison,and explore the influence of history and culture on language structure.
文摘Influenced by social contexts and multilingualism,Singlish has developed into its own linguistic features,especially in its pronunciation,lexicon,and syntax.This paper gives an overall analysis of linguistic feature of Singlish followed by examples,presenting how Singlish is different from Standard English.
文摘Singapore is a multi-cultural and multi-lingual society with four different major languages (Chinese,English,Malay and Tamil). Each language or dialect exerts its influence on the way English is spoken. It is too difficult to maintain the purity of English. English spoken in Singapore would branch into various types of Englishes and produce less universal forms,and people would inevitably encounter a lack of communication in English,which has been becoming more and more international.Different groups of English users and their reaction to various forms of Englishes determine the range of Englishes and produce a norm preventing varieties of English which are incomprehensible to others.
文摘Singapore is a multi-ethnic country and it has four official languages, which is special all over the world. Bilingualism is emphasized in Singapore, so not only English is emphasized, mother tongue of the general public is also important. This leads to the variant of English in Singapore and Singapore English has developed its own features. In this study, the formation of the language policy,the classification of Singapore English, phonetic and grammatical features of Singapore English, and attitudes towards Singapore English will be discussed in details with the consideration of political,economic and cultural elements.
