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Singlish

Singlish. What’s Singlish?!. Its based on creole used in Singapore. Singlish is very similar to Manglish , the creole of neighbouring Malaysia. Grammar. The grammar of Singlish has been heavily influenced by other languages and dialects in the region, such as Malay and Chinese.

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Singlish

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  1. Singlish

  2. What’s Singlish?! • Its based on creole used in Singapore. • Singlish is very similar to Manglish, the creole of neighbouring Malaysia.

  3. Grammar • The grammar of Singlish has been heavily influenced by other languages and dialects in the region, such as Malayand Chinese

  4. (Nouns are optionally marked for plurality. Articlesare also optional.) • He can play piano. • I like to read storybook. (copula(=to be)tends to be omitted) • Dis house very nice. • She punished. • I still finding

  5. Social Difference • Acrolectal (standard);"highest-class" form of speech, used by the well- educated in formal situations. • Mesolectal ; This is more "middle-class", and is used in formal and semi-formal situations. • Basilectal (singlish); This is the colloquial speech used by almost everyone in working-class urban neighborhoods,educated or not, in informal settings, and is the speech usually referred to as the English dialect "Singlish".

  6. Acrolect ("Standard") ⇒"This person's Singlish is very good." • Mesolect ⇒“Dis guy Singlishdamnpowerful one leh." • Basilect (“Singlish”) ⇒“Dis guy Singrish si behowderful sia."

  7. Discourse Style • I oso like dis one.(I also like this one.) • I like dis one oso.(I like this one too.) • Why he acting lidat?–( Why is he acting this way? (=like that)) • "Eh, you know where is he?"("Excuse me, do you know where he is?" ) • "Har? He ownself go party yesterday for what?“( "Why did he go to the party alone yesterday?" )

  8. "Jus now go and play game, character dieded siah!“(“When I played a game just now, my character died!" ) • Boss: "Can you send me the report by this afternoon?" Employee: "Can, Can!"(No problem!) • "I not so old lah, I 18 nia." (Nia is originated from Hokkien which means 'only', )

  9. Gimme can?(Can you please give that to me? ) • Can!(Sure!) • Cannot.(No way. )

  10. Vocabulary • Singlish formally takes after British English (in terms of spelling and abbreviations), although naming conventions are in a mix of American and British ones (with American ones on the rise). • Singlish also uses many words borrowed from Hokkien, the Chinese dialect native to more than 75% of the Chinese in Singapore, and from Malay.

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