The aspectual system in Singapore Hokkien

• Main Author: Tan, Cheryl Xue Er
• Other Authors: Professor Randy John La Polla
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::Language::Linguistics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100055; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19533
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study is an in-depth analysis of the aspectual system of Singapore Hokkien, a language variety that is becoming increasingly endangered. With the aid of four native speakers, natural Singapore Hokkien speech was recorded, transcribed and analysed. The following types of grammatical marking of v...