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Author: Jakob R. E. Leimgruber Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1107027306 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 167
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This book offers readers a new way of thinking about the unique syntactic, semantic and phonological structure of Singapore English.
Author: Jakob R. E. Leimgruber Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1107027306 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 167
Book Description
This book offers readers a new way of thinking about the unique syntactic, semantic and phonological structure of Singapore English.
Author: John Hajek Publisher: Multilingual Matters ISBN: 1783092513 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 265
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This volume challenges the monolingual mindset by highlighting how language-related issues surround us in many different ways, and explores the tensions that can develop in managing and understanding multilingualism. The book features analysis and discussion on the use of languages across a range of contexts, including post-migration settlement, policy, education, language contact and intercultural communication.
Author: David Deterding Publisher: Edinburgh University Press ISBN: 0748630961 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 144
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Over the past few decades, Singapore English has been emerging as an independent variety of English with its own distinct style of pronunciation, grammar and word usage. All the findings presented in the book are illustrated with extensive examples from one hour of recorded conversational data from the Lim Siew Hwee Corpus of Informal Singapore Speech, as well as some extracts from the NIE Corpus of Spoken Singapore Speech and recent blogs. In addition, usage patterns found in the data are summarised, to provide a solid foundation for the reported occurrence of various features of the language. A full transcript of the data is included in the final chapter of the book.
Author: Lionel Wee Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1316859517 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 224
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Singlish is the colloquial variety of English spoken in Singapore. It has sparked much public debate, but so far the complex question of what Singlish really is and what it means to its speakers has remained obscured. This important work explores some of the socio-political controversies surrounding Singlish, such as the political ideologies inherent in Singlish discourse, the implications of being restricted to Singlish for those speakers without access to standard English, the complex relationship between Singlish and migration, and the question of whether Singlish is an asset or a liability to Singaporeans. These questions surrounding Singlish illustrate many current issues in language, culture and identity in an age of rapid change. The book will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of World Englishes and sociolinguistics. Its detailed analysis of the Singlish controversy will illuminate broader questions about language, identity and globalization.
Author: Anthea Fraser Gupta Publisher: Multilingual Matters ISBN: 9781853592294 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 248
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In Singapore, multilingualism is the norm, and English (often the local variety) is widely acquired and used. This book examines the social and historical context of children's English in Singapore, and traces the development of four Singaporean children who have English as a native language. The implications for education and speech therapy are discussed.
Author: Lisa Lim Publisher: Hong Kong University Press ISBN: 9888028421 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 323
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English in Singapore provides an up-to-date, detailed and comprehensive investigation into the various issues surrounding the sociolinguistics of English in Singapore. Rather than attempting to cover the usual topics in an overview of a variety of English in a particular country, the essays in this volume are important for identifying some of the most significant issues pertaining to the state and status of English in Singapore in modern times, and for doing so in a treatment that involves a critical evaluation of work in the field and new and thought-provoking angles for reviewing such issues in the context of Singapore in the twenty-first century. The contributions address the historical trajectory of English (past, present and possible future), its position in relation to language policy and multiculturalism, the relationship between the standard and colloquial varieties, and how English can and should be taught. This book is thus essential reading for scholars and students concerned with how the dynamics of the English language are played out and managed in a modern society such as Singapore. It will also interest readers who have a more general interest in Asian studies, the sociology of language, and World Englishes.
Author: Gerhard Leitner Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1107062616 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 383
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In today's global world, where Asia is an increasing area of focus, it is vital to explore what it means to 'understand' Asian cultures through English and other languages. This volume presents new research on English in Asia, alongside Mandarin, Cantonese, Hindi-Urdu, Malay, Russian and other languages.
Author: Sarah Buschfeld Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351780786 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 297
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Combining the World Englishes framework with First Language Acquisition methodology, this book investigates children’s acquisition of L1 English in the context of multilingual Singapore, one of the traditional Kachruvian Outer Circle or ESL countries. The book investigates language choice, use, and dominance in Singaporean families, identifies common linguistic characteristics of L1 Singapore English, as well as the acquisitional route that Singaporean children take. It discusses characteristics at the different levels of language organization, i.e., phonological, morphosyntactic, lexical, and pragmatic features, drawing on a variety of systematically elicited data and Praat-based acoustic analyses. Comparing the results to similar data obtained from children living in England (both mono- and bi-/multilingual), the book also sheds light on how the acquisitional steps taken by Singaporean children differ from or are similar to traditional native speakers of English and children from immigrant families in England.
Author: Jakob R. E. Leimgruber
Author: Jakob R. E. Leimgruber
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