The English Language In Singapore

Author : Elena Agathokleous
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783346366849

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The English Language in Singapore by Elena Agathokleous Pdf

Essay from the year 2018 in the subject Speech Science / Linguistics, grade: A, , language: English, abstract: The paper discusses the English language in Singapore. In the context of British colonization, English speakers moved around the world, carrying and spreading the English language. This is how the English language also reached Singapore when it was acquired by the British in 1819. When Singapore gained independence in 1965, four official languages were recognized. Mandarin, Malay and Tamil, which were the “mother tongues” of the people of Singapore, along with English, as an additional official language.

Author : Jock Wong
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107033245

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The Culture of Singapore English by Jock Wong Pdf

A semantic, pragmatic and cultural interpretation of Singapore English, offering a fascinating glimpse of Singaporean life.

Author : John Hajek,Yvette Slaughter
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783092512

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Challenging the Monolingual Mindset by John Hajek,Yvette Slaughter Pdf

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 : Jakob R. E. Leimgruber
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107027305

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Singapore English by Jakob R. E. Leimgruber Pdf

This book offers readers a new way of thinking about the unique syntactic, semantic and phonological structure of Singapore English.

Author : Evangelos A. Afendras,Eddie C. Y. Kuo
Publisher : NUS Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9971690160

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Language and Society in Singapore by Evangelos A. Afendras,Eddie C. Y. Kuo Pdf

Author : David Deterding
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780748630967

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Singapore English by David Deterding Pdf

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 : Ray K. Tongue
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : English language
ISBN : UOM:39015008700547

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The English of Singapore and Malaysia by Ray K. Tongue Pdf

Author : Lisa Lim,Anne Pakir,Lionel Wee
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789888028429

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English in Singapore by Lisa Lim,Anne Pakir,Lionel Wee Pdf

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 : Anthea Fraser Gupta
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853592293

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The Step-tongue by Anthea Fraser Gupta Pdf

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 : Mary Wan Joo Tay
Publisher : Arts National University of Singapore
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : English language
ISBN : 981005114X

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The English Language in Singapore by Mary Wan Joo Tay Pdf

Author : John Talbot Platt,Heidi Weber
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015040124193

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English in Singapore and Malaysia by John Talbot Platt,Heidi Weber Pdf

Author : Vincent B. Y. Ooi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015053482736

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Evolving Identities by Vincent B. Y. Ooi Pdf

Evolving Identities is an analysis of the English language in two historically-linked Southeast nation states, Singapore and Malaysia. It details what it means to use English as an everyday language in these countries, and as the medium of international currency at the same time. Written by leading practitioners, the volume is organised in terms of three broad perspectives: macro-linguistic issues, micro-linguistic ones, and the wider implications for recording descriptive (and prescriptive) norms in the dictionary -- since it is the role of the dictionary to record the language. This book will appeal to those who have the vested interest of understanding the nature of linguistic hybridity and resolving its use in both local and global settings.

Author : Gerhard Leitner,Azirah Hashim,Hans-Georg Wolf
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-11
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781107062610

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Communicating with Asia by Gerhard Leitner,Azirah Hashim,Hans-Georg Wolf Pdf

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 : Joseph Foley
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015042910011

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English in New Cultural Contexts by Joseph Foley Pdf

This book explores the spread of English as a world language and the different ways in which the language has developed and adaapted in new sociocultural contexts.

Author : Adam Brown,David Deterding,Ee Ling Low
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : English language
ISBN : 9810425988

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The English Language in Singapore by Adam Brown,David Deterding,Ee Ling Low Pdf