Really cannot understand meh? : Is Singlish internationally unintelligible?

Singlish has been labelled “unintelligible” by laypeople and researchers alike. This investigation sought to test the validity of the statement and found that it is only true in some cases. Not all foreigners have trouble understanding Singlish: resident foreigners and Malaysians had an easier time...

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Main Author:	Ng, Jing Hui
Other Authors:	Tan Ying Ying
Format:	Final Year Project
Language:	English
Published:	Nanyang Technological University 2022
Subjects:	Humanities::Linguistics
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155794
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-1557942023-03-11T20:12:12Z Really cannot understand meh? : Is Singlish internationally unintelligible? Ng, Jing Hui Tan Ying Ying School of Humanities YYTan@ntu.edu.sg Humanities::Linguistics Singlish has been labelled “unintelligible” by laypeople and researchers alike. This investigation sought to test the validity of the statement and found that it is only true in some cases. Not all foreigners have trouble understanding Singlish: resident foreigners and Malaysians had an easier time with Singlish than foreigners who have never had exposure to the language. Strangely, resident foreigners seem to share the same attitudes towards Singlish as Singaporeans – they view it rather unfavourably despite finding it highly understandable. Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Multilingual Studies 2022-03-21T06:43:19Z 2022-03-21T06:43:19Z 2022 Final Year Project (FYP) Ng, J. H. (2022). Really cannot understand meh? : Is Singlish internationally unintelligible?. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155794 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155794 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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description	Singlish has been labelled “unintelligible” by laypeople and researchers alike. This investigation sought to test the validity of the statement and found that it is only true in some cases. Not all foreigners have trouble understanding Singlish: resident foreigners and Malaysians had an easier time with Singlish than foreigners who have never had exposure to the language. Strangely, resident foreigners seem to share the same attitudes towards Singlish as Singaporeans – they view it rather unfavourably despite finding it highly understandable.
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title	Really cannot understand meh? : Is Singlish internationally unintelligible?
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Really cannot understand meh? : Is Singlish internationally unintelligible?

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