9.4 Other Features and Attitudes towards Singlish外国文学名著导读.pdf

Chapter Nine 9.4 Other Features and Attitudes towards Singlish Syntactic Features Example 1: Tag questions You check out today, is it? They come here often, isn’t it? Explain: Using “is it”, “isn’t it” as all-purpose question tags. Syntactic Features Example 2: “already” Eight years she work here already. “She has been working here for eight years.” Explain: Using “already” in final position to mark completion. Syntactic Features Example 3: “lah, ah, lor” Can you come tonight? Can lah/ Cannot lah. Explain: Using particles la(h) and aa/ah to convey emphasis and emotion. Key Point: influenced by first languages. Other Features Code-switching: the use of different languages or varieties inter-sententially. Code-mixing: the use of more than one language or variety intra-sententially. Attitudes  The government: a negative opinion Lee Kuan Yew Former Prime Minister (Source of the picture: ) Scholars’ Views  More positive attitudes towards Singlish (e.g., Gupta, 1988; Kirkpatrick, 2007; Schneider, 2011).  With a developing view towards Singlish My View  Singlish possesses unique features.  Singaporeans are proud of speaking Singlish.  Singaporeans’ Views on Singlish: identity and solidarity marker Conclusions (1) Singaporean English belongs to the Outer Circle in Kachru’s Model (1986).有缘学习更多+谓ygd3076考证资料 (2) It has its own distinctive features. (3) Having a general understanding of these features is important for cross-cultural communication.