207. Singlish
Singlish is born out of necessity of communication in a muti-racial society like Singapore. Singlish consists of a mixutre of proper use of different languages and dialects but with no emphasis on grammar rules. In other words, Singlish is an effective tool of combined national languages and local dialects used for communication especially in a dialogue situation.
As we know, when we talk among the same race, we chose the same language for conversation. However it is an unspoken rule that when we talk to other races in a social setting, we should use English or sometime Singlish.
Some new immigrants; they use hammers for everything. They did not integrate well into our society, they still talk to others regardless of races using their own mother tongue. This is a failure in integration process.
You notice that the words used in Singlish are proper words as being used in Malay, Chinese or English etc. For example: "Yesterday I visited JB kana Jam. 大年初一本不应该发生". Which means : I visited Johore Bahru yesterday and encountered massive traffic jam. It should not have happened as that was the first day of Lunar New Year, but it did."
Below is not a proper use of English or Singlish : "Better, Betterer, Betterest". The right use of English should be "Good, Best and Better". The Singlish equivalent may be look like this:" Bagus, Ho Say, Jing Ho Say"
When you are free, we should meet up and go for a cup of coffee. Please help me to order a Kopi O (Black,黑)
http://www.singlishdictionary.com/
As we know, when we talk among the same race, we chose the same language for conversation. However it is an unspoken rule that when we talk to other races in a social setting, we should use English or sometime Singlish.
Some new immigrants; they use hammers for everything. They did not integrate well into our society, they still talk to others regardless of races using their own mother tongue. This is a failure in integration process.
You notice that the words used in Singlish are proper words as being used in Malay, Chinese or English etc. For example: "Yesterday I visited JB kana Jam. 大年初一本不应该发生". Which means : I visited Johore Bahru yesterday and encountered massive traffic jam. It should not have happened as that was the first day of Lunar New Year, but it did."
Below is not a proper use of English or Singlish : "Better, Betterer, Betterest". The right use of English should be "Good, Best and Better". The Singlish equivalent may be look like this:" Bagus, Ho Say, Jing Ho Say"
When you are free, we should meet up and go for a cup of coffee. Please help me to order a Kopi O (Black,黑)
http://www.singlishdictionary.com/
