31.1105, Books: The Culture of Singapore English: Wong

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Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 22:55:38
From: Katie Laker [klaker at cambridge.org]
Subject: The Culture of Singapore English: Wong

 


Title: The Culture of Singapore English 
Publication Year: 2019 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://cambridge.org
	

Book URL: https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/languages-linguistics/sociolinguistics/culture-singapore-english?format=PB 


Author: Jock O. Wong

Paperback: ISBN:  9781108790437 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 32.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9781108790437 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 24.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9781108790437 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 29.17


Abstract:

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.

1. English in Singapore; 2. The language of culture and the culture of
language; 3. Singlish forms of address; 4. Cultural categories and
stereotypes; 5. The discourse of 'can' in Singlish; 6. Expressions of
certainty and overstatements; 7. The tonal particles of Singlish; 8. The
enigmatic particle lōr; 9. Interjections: aiya and aiyo; 10. Making sense of
Singlish.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Written In: English  (eng)

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