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Culture of Singapore English.

"This book provides a fresh approach to Singapore English, by focusing on its cultural connotations. The author, a native Singaporean, explores a range of aspects of this rich variety of English - including address forms, social categories, particles and interjections - and links particular wor...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author: Wong, Jock O.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Series:Studies in English language.
Subjects:
English language > Singapore > Grammar.
English language > Variation > Singapore.
English language > Social aspects > Singapore.
English language > Dialects > Singapore.
Language and culture > Singapore.
Singapore > Languages.
English language > Dialects.
English language > Grammar.
English language > Social aspects.
English language > Variation.
Language and culture.
Language and languages.
Singapore.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. English in Singapore
  • 2. The language of culture and the culture of language
  • 3. Singlish forms of address
  • 4. Cultural categories and stereotypes
  • 5. The discourse of 'can' in Singlish
  • 6. Expressions of certainty and overstatements
  • 7. The tonal particles of Singlish
  • 8. The enigmatic particle lōr
  • 9. Interjections: aiya and aiyo
  • 10. Making sense of Singlish.

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