Interethnic variation in Singlish

Language variation is prevalent in almost every language and has been integral in the foundation of discipline of sociolinguistics. Many studies have focused on variations in languages based on social variables such as gender, age, socioeconomic status and education. While studies have been conducte...

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Main Author: Lee, Lynne Ching
Other Authors: Francis Bond
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1384352020-05-06T03:10:12Z Interethnic variation in Singlish Lee, Lynne Ching Francis Bond School of Humanities fcbond@ntu.edu.sg Humanities::Linguistics Language variation is prevalent in almost every language and has been integral in the foundation of discipline of sociolinguistics. Many studies have focused on variations in languages based on social variables such as gender, age, socioeconomic status and education. While studies have been conducted on Singlish, it has been mostly limited to research on the status of the language in Singapore and the phonetics and grammar of the language. This research project looked at how Singapore Colloquial English varied in conversations between Singaporeans of different ethnicities. It should be noted that participants were difficult to gather due to the coronavirus situation that occurred during the project period. People were less willing to participate due to how the coronavirus affected their work and school schedules. In some cases, they were also did not wish to be in close contact with other people. The circuit breaker period then rendered any further collection of data impossible for this project due to the face-to-face requirement of it. Hence, this study is insufficient and lacking in accurate data to draw decisive conclusions. Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Multilingual Studies 2020-05-06T03:10:12Z 2020-05-06T03:10:12Z 2020 Final Year Project (FYP) https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138435 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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Lee, Lynne Ching
Interethnic variation in Singlish
description Language variation is prevalent in almost every language and has been integral in the foundation of discipline of sociolinguistics. Many studies have focused on variations in languages based on social variables such as gender, age, socioeconomic status and education. While studies have been conducted on Singlish, it has been mostly limited to research on the status of the language in Singapore and the phonetics and grammar of the language. This research project looked at how Singapore Colloquial English varied in conversations between Singaporeans of different ethnicities. It should be noted that participants were difficult to gather due to the coronavirus situation that occurred during the project period. People were less willing to participate due to how the coronavirus affected their work and school schedules. In some cases, they were also did not wish to be in close contact with other people. The circuit breaker period then rendered any further collection of data impossible for this project due to the face-to-face requirement of it. Hence, this study is insufficient and lacking in accurate data to draw decisive conclusions.
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