The culture of Singapore English / Jock O. Wong, National University of Singapore.

Call Number	427/.95957
Author	Wong, Jock author.
Title	The culture of Singapore English / Jock O. Wong, National University of Singapore.
Physical Description	1 online resource (xv, 329 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Series	Studies in English language
Notes	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Contents	Machine generated contents note: 1. English in Singapore (3 tables); 2. The language of culture and the culture of language (1 table); 3. Singlish forms of address; 4. Cultural categories and stereotypes; 5. The discourse of 'can' in Singlish; 6. Expressions of certainty and overstatements (2 tables); 7. The tonal particles of Singlish; 8. The enigmatic particle l�or; 9. Interjections: aiya and aiyo; 10. Making sense of Singlish (1 table).
Summary	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, cultural categories, particles and interjections - and links particular words to particular cultural norms. By using the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) approach, which is free from technical terminology, he explains the relationship between meaning and culture with maximal clarity, and an added strength of this study lies in its use of authentic examples and pictures, which offer a fascinating glimpse of Singaporean life. Through comparisons with Anglo English, it also explores some difficulties associated with Standard English and cultural misunderstanding. Lending a unique local perspective and written with an incisiveness that makes it ideal for both academic and non-academic readers, this book will appeal to all those interested in Singapore English and its cultural values.
Subject	English language Singapore Grammar. English language Variation Singapore. English language Social aspects Singapore. English language Dialects Singapore. Language and culture Singapore. Singapore Languages.
Multimedia	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139519519

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Summary	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, cultural categories, particles and interjections - and links particular words to particular cultural norms. By using the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) approach, which is free from technical terminology, he explains the relationship between meaning and culture with maximal clarity, and an added strength of this study lies in its use of authentic examples and pictures, which offer a fascinating glimpse of Singaporean life. Through comparisons with Anglo English, it also explores some difficulties associated with Standard English and cultural misunderstanding. Lending a unique local perspective and written with an incisiveness that makes it ideal for both academic and non-academic readers, this book will appeal to all those interested in Singapore English and its cultural values.
Notes	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Contents	Machine generated contents note: 1. English in Singapore (3 tables); 2. The language of culture and the culture of language (1 table); 3. Singlish forms of address; 4. Cultural categories and stereotypes; 5. The discourse of 'can' in Singlish; 6. Expressions of certainty and overstatements (2 tables); 7. The tonal particles of Singlish; 8. The enigmatic particle l�or; 9. Interjections: aiya and aiyo; 10. Making sense of Singlish (1 table).
Subject	English language Singapore Grammar. English language Variation Singapore. English language Social aspects Singapore. English language Dialects Singapore. Language and culture Singapore. Singapore Languages.
Multimedia	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139519519