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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Singapore English"”.
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An analysis of /r/ variation in Singapore English
In modern urban Singapore, the variety of English spoken evolves through a continual negotiation of adhering to traditionally standard models and creating local norms in the environment of myriad social and substratum language influences. Singapore English (SgE) speakers constantly navigate a …
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Phonological acquisition in a multidialectal and multicultural context: The case of bilingual preschoolers in Singapore
… It focuses on preschoolers’ acquisition of Singapore English, a variety that emerged from long-term language contact, within a multilingual, multicultural setting that is linguistically and sociolinguistically complex. The four individual studies herein explore the variation in the English …
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One substrate, Two Lexifiers and the Lexifier Effect
Baba Malay and Singapore Colloquial English have the same substrate language (Hokkien), but different lexifiers (Malay and English respectively). They also share similar sociolinguistic dynamics in their contact environments. Via the comparison of the usage patterns of 'ada' in Baba Malay and 'got' …
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Unifying Optional Wh-movement
… accounting for the optional wh-movement facts in Singapore English, a contact language with heavy Chinese substrate influence, for which new and original data will be presented.