新加坡福建话马来语及英借词使用情况调查 = Usage of English and Malay loanwords amongst Singapore Hokkien speakers

• Main Author: 张良忆 Teo, Joey Liang Yi
• Other Authors: Lin Jingxia
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: Chinese
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Humanities::Language::Chinese
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165101
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

近年来方言复兴的风潮在新加坡席卷而来。福建话作为新加坡最被广泛使用的方言因此备受关注。相对于其他闽方言，新加坡的福建话存在着大量的英语及马来语借词。然而一个语言的发展受到了其语言生态的影响。因此，本研究希望考察新加坡近年来借词的整体使用情况。 本研究主要分为两大部分：（1）通过问卷调查的方式搜集使用者的语言以及个人背景信息和（2）通过从《新加坡闽南语词典》中所收集到的72个借词以及一些总结性问题,以访谈的形式考察21岁以上的新加坡福建话使用者的具体借词使用情况。 本研究发现（1）老一辈的福建话使用者的马来语借词的掌握比年轻人掌握的更好，而在英语借词的使用则反之。（2）一些借词的使用已经被淘汰或即将被淘汰，而这些借词多为马来语借词。（3）新加坡福建话发音存在不一致性（4）新加坡福建话使用者是否将这些词汇视为借词还是将其视为语码转换仍存在争议。最后，希望通过本研究能够助于推动新加坡福建话的未来教学。 In recent years, there has been a trend of dialect revival in Singapore. Hokkien being the most widely spoken dialect in Singapore, has therefore attracted much attention. Compared to other Min dialects, Hokkien in Singapore consist of a large number of English and Malay loanwords. However, the development of a language is influenced by its linguistic ecology. Therefore, this study hopes to examine the overall use of these loanwords in Singapore in recent years. The study is divided into two main parts: (1) a questionnaire survey to collect linguistic and personal background information of the speakers and (2) an interview to examine the use of loanwords by Singaporean Hokkien speakers aged 21 and above, using 72 loanwords collected from the Singapore Minnan Dictionary (Xinjiapo Minnan Hua Cidian) coupled with multiple summary questions. The study found that (i) Hokkien speakers from an older age group have a better command of Malay loanwords than younger speakers, while the reverse is true for English loanwords. (ii) The use of some loanwords has been or is about to be phased out, and most of them being Malay loanwords. (iii) There are inconsistencies in the pronunciation of Singapore Hokkien (iv) Whether Singapore Hokkien speaker consider these words as loanwords or as code-switching is still debatable. Finally, it is hoped that this study will help to promote the future teaching of Singapore’s Hokkien dialect.