Crosslinguistic Influence in Singapore English: Linguistic and Social Aspects

ISBN-13: 9781138614864 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 160 str.

Ming Chew Teo

Opis

Using data collected via sociolinguistic interviews from speakers of Colloquial Singapore English, this book aims to give a complete picture of how various social and linguistic factors interact with crosslinguistic influence in a multilingual setting.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Crosslinguistic Influence in Singapore English  2. You Say Buay, I say Tahan: The Linguistic Situation in Singapore  3. Toolkit for Unifying Social and Linguistic Aspects  4. Missing You: Past Tense and Plural Marking  5. Semantically Unique: Already Got One  6. At the End of the Clause: Discourse Particles Lah, Leh, Lor  7. Conclusion: Towards a More Complete Picture

O autorze

Ming Chew Teo is an assistant professor of Chinese in the Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures Department at Virginia Tech. He is interested in the study of language contact and has published several articles on Singapore Southern Min and Colloquial Singapore English.