Singapore English
Singapore English proper noun: a localised variety of English found in Singapore, made up of two varieties: high (Singapore Standard English) and low (Singapore Colloquial English, Singlish).
Proper noun
Singapore English
- A localised variety of English found in Singapore, made up of two varieties: high (Singapore Standard English) and low (Singapore Colloquial English, Singlish).
- A retired British civil servant and an Oxford graduate at that, vigorously advocates that Singaporeans should speak Singapore English.1972, Evelyn Ng, The Straits Times, page 5
- This question has aroused considerable interest since the publication of Stephen Snow Menneer’s article on Singapore English in the January issue of the NYLTI (National Youth Leadership Training Institute) Journal.1972, Pang Cheng Lian, New Nation, page 8
- Synonyms:
- Singaporean English
Examples of Singapore English in a sentence
- Dr Chua says that by the 21st Century, Singapore English will be qualitatively different but will retain its basic character.1995, Catherine Lim, The Straits Times, page 21:
- More recently, in the past five years, there has been the effort to collect, computerise, and analyse a million-word corpus of both written and spoken Singapore English.1999, National University of Singapore, Singapore Studies: Critical Surveys of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol II, page 78
- As the number of native speakers of Singapore English and Mandarin increases, the colonial-era ideology of English vis-à-vis the languages of the immigrants needs to be re-examined.2015, Zhiming Bao, The Making of Vernacular Singapore English: System, Transfer, and Filter, page 35:
Synonyms of Singapore English
Questions about Singapore English
- What does Singapore English mean?
- Singapore English means a localised variety of English found in Singapore, made up of two varieties: high (Singapore Standard English) and low (Singapore Colloquial English, Singlish).
- How do you use Singapore English in a sentence?
- Dr Chua says that by the 21st Century, Singapore English will be qualitatively different but will retain its basic character.
- What part of speech is Singapore English?
- Singapore English is a proper noun.
Words near Singapore English in the dictionary
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