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Singlish
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Contents
Why we chose the topic
History
Features
Real-life examples- Movie, I not Stupid
Current Debate
Conclusion
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HANDPHONE
HANDLE
TANLENT
EYE SHOPPING
ONE SHOT
REMOCON
APART
SUPER
BALLPEN
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Konglish
use of English words used in a
Korean context
= broken English
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Official Languages of Singapore
Standard Singapore English = Singlish
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Then,
What is Singlish
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Singapore!
-Located in the southern tip of Malay peninsula.
-geopolitical importance as crossroads in trade
As a result,
Multiculturalism from the start
Geological features
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Singapore!
European invasions:
The Portuguese-` the Dutch¡¦(»ý·«)
1) Morphology
2) The optional verb TO BE
3) Particles The three most common = ah,lah what/wat
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OSE and PUT
Monophthongization : FACE /e:/and GOAT/o:/
Phonological Features
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Consonants
Dental fricatives : Three=Tree, Then=Den
Voiceless stops : /p/, /t/ and /k/ are sometimes unaspirated
Prosody
syllable-timed(Singlish) Vs. stress-timed(English)
`Early booster` at the start of an utterance e.g. `I think they are quite nice and interesting magazines`
Greater movement over individual syllables in Singlish
Phonological Features
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Syntactical Features
1) Morphology
What happened yesterday
¡æ What happen yesterday
Got so many cars!
¡æ Got so many car!
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2) The optional verb TO BE
She is so pretty. ¡æ She so pretty.
This new revision is really new! ¡æ This new revision ah, REALLY new!
Syntactical Features
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3) Particles The three most common = ah,lah what/wat
There`s something here for everyone lah.
You see my husband`s not at home lah. That`s the problem, ah.
Otherwise, how can be considered Singaporean a