What is Singlish?

There are many definitions of Singlish present in existing literature. However, these definitions may not be all the same, and the difficulty in pinning down what Singlish is also exists in the public domain. Despite the different sentiments and feelings towards Singlish, we do not have an answer as...

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Main Author: Teo, Christle
Other Authors: Tan Ying Ying
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2022
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1560222023-03-11T20:11:12Z What is Singlish? Teo, Christle Tan Ying Ying School of Humanities YYTan@ntu.edu.sg Humanities::Linguistics::Sociolinguistics There are many definitions of Singlish present in existing literature. However, these definitions may not be all the same, and the difficulty in pinning down what Singlish is also exists in the public domain. Despite the different sentiments and feelings towards Singlish, we do not have an answer as to how Singaporeans define Singlish, and what linguistic features are salient in Singlish. This study aims to find out what linguistic triggers Singaporeans use to identify Singlish, as well as the perceptions that Singaporeans have towards Singlish. In this study, salient linguistic triggers are measured through a rating on a 7-point Likert scale, where participants listened to audio recordings containing features of Singlish. Perceptions of Singlish are measured through questions which targeted how participants viewed Singlish, such as their descriptions of Singlish and where they felt was acceptable for Singlish to be used. Data was obtained from 92 young Singaporeans (17-40 years old) through the dissemination of an online questionnaire. Results show that Singlish is viewed favourably by the participants and is an essential aspect of the Singaporean identity. The linguistic features found to be saliently Singlish are that of tag questions, the use of pragmatic particles, reduplication, and loanwords from the substrate languages of Singlish.  Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Multilingual Studies 2022-03-31T05:18:20Z 2022-03-31T05:18:20Z 2022 Final Year Project (FYP) Teo, C. (2022). What is Singlish?. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/156022 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/156022 en ETH-LMS-2021-038 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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What is Singlish?
description There are many definitions of Singlish present in existing literature. However, these definitions may not be all the same, and the difficulty in pinning down what Singlish is also exists in the public domain. Despite the different sentiments and feelings towards Singlish, we do not have an answer as to how Singaporeans define Singlish, and what linguistic features are salient in Singlish. This study aims to find out what linguistic triggers Singaporeans use to identify Singlish, as well as the perceptions that Singaporeans have towards Singlish. In this study, salient linguistic triggers are measured through a rating on a 7-point Likert scale, where participants listened to audio recordings containing features of Singlish. Perceptions of Singlish are measured through questions which targeted how participants viewed Singlish, such as their descriptions of Singlish and where they felt was acceptable for Singlish to be used. Data was obtained from 92 young Singaporeans (17-40 years old) through the dissemination of an online questionnaire. Results show that Singlish is viewed favourably by the participants and is an essential aspect of the Singaporean identity. The linguistic features found to be saliently Singlish are that of tag questions, the use of pragmatic particles, reduplication, and loanwords from the substrate languages of Singlish. 
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