Book contents
- The Culture of Singapore English
- Series page
- The Culture of Singapore English
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- 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 ofcanin Singlish
- 6 Expressions of certainty and overstatements
- 7 The tonal particles of Singlish
- 8 The enigmatic particlelōr
- 9 Interjections:aiyaandaiyo
- 10 Making sense of Singlish
- References
- Index
3 - Singlish forms of address
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2014
- The Culture of Singapore English
- Series page
- The Culture of Singapore English
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- 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 ofcanin Singlish
- 6 Expressions of certainty and overstatements
- 7 The tonal particles of Singlish
- 8 The enigmatic particlelōr
- 9 Interjections:aiyaandaiyo
- 10 Making sense of Singlish
- References
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
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- The Culture of Singapore English , pp. 57 - 93Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014