The Resource The culture of Singapore English, Jock O. Wong, National University of Singapore
The culture of Singapore English, Jock O. Wong, National University of Singapore
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The item The culture of Singapore English, Jock O. Wong, National University of Singapore represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool.
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- Summary
- This book provides a fresh approach to Singapore English, by focusing on its cultural connotations. The author, a native Singaporean, explores a range of aspects of this rich variety of English - including address forms, cultural categories, particles and interjections - and links particular words to particular cultural norms. By using the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) approach, which is free from technical terminology, he explains the relationship between meaning and culture with maximal clarity, and an added strength of this study lies in its use of authentic examples and pictures, which offer a fascinating glimpse of Singaporean life. Through comparisons with Anglo English, it also explores some difficulties associated with Standard English and cultural misunderstanding. Lending a unique local perspective and written with an incisiveness that makes it ideal for both academic and non-academic readers, this book will appeal to all those interested in Singapore English and its cultural values
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 329 pages)
- Note
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
- Contents
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- Machine generated contents note: 1. English in Singapore (3 tables); 2. The language of culture and the culture of language (1 table); 3. Singlish forms of address; 4. Cultural categories and stereotypes; 5. The discourse of 'can' in Singlish; 6. Expressions of certainty and overstatements (2 tables); 7. The tonal particles of Singlish; 8. The enigmatic particle l{uFFFD}or; 9. Interjections: aiya and aiyo; 10. Making sense of Singlish (1 table)
- Isbn
- 9781139519519
- Label
- The culture of Singapore English
- Title
- The culture of Singapore English
- Statement of responsibility
- Jock O. Wong, National University of Singapore
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This book provides a fresh approach to Singapore English, by focusing on its cultural connotations. The author, a native Singaporean, explores a range of aspects of this rich variety of English - including address forms, cultural categories, particles and interjections - and links particular words to particular cultural norms. By using the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) approach, which is free from technical terminology, he explains the relationship between meaning and culture with maximal clarity, and an added strength of this study lies in its use of authentic examples and pictures, which offer a fascinating glimpse of Singaporean life. Through comparisons with Anglo English, it also explores some difficulties associated with Standard English and cultural misunderstanding. Lending a unique local perspective and written with an incisiveness that makes it ideal for both academic and non-academic readers, this book will appeal to all those interested in Singapore English and its cultural values
- Cataloging source
- UkCbUP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wong, Jock
- Dewey number
- 427/.95957
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PE3502.S5
- LC item number
- W66 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
- Studies in English language
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- English language
- English language
- English language
- English language
- Language and culture
- Singapore
- Label
- The culture of Singapore English, Jock O. Wong, National University of Singapore
- Note
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1. English in Singapore (3 tables); 2. The language of culture and the culture of language (1 table); 3. Singlish forms of address; 4. Cultural categories and stereotypes; 5. The discourse of 'can' in Singlish; 6. Expressions of certainty and overstatements (2 tables); 7. The tonal particles of Singlish; 8. The enigmatic particle l{uFFFD}or; 9. Interjections: aiya and aiyo; 10. Making sense of Singlish (1 table)
- Control code
- CR9781139519519
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 329 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781139519519
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- The culture of Singapore English, Jock O. Wong, National University of Singapore
- Note
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1. English in Singapore (3 tables); 2. The language of culture and the culture of language (1 table); 3. Singlish forms of address; 4. Cultural categories and stereotypes; 5. The discourse of 'can' in Singlish; 6. Expressions of certainty and overstatements (2 tables); 7. The tonal particles of Singlish; 8. The enigmatic particle l{uFFFD}or; 9. Interjections: aiya and aiyo; 10. Making sense of Singlish (1 table)
- Control code
- CR9781139519519
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 329 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781139519519
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
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