Spiaking Singlish

Spiaking Singlish
Title Spiaking Singlish PDF eBook
Author Gwee Li Sui
Publisher Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Total Pages
Release 2017-10-15
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9814794368

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Singlish is a punchy and witty patois used in Singapore. It mixes English with words, phrases, and syntaxes from the languages of different ethnic groups living in the country. This fascinating feature of Singaporean life favours efficient communication and humour and is well-loved by many. Spiaking Singlish doesn’t just describe Singlish elements; there are already several such references books. Rather, it aims to show how Singlish can be used in a confident and stylish way to communicate. Gwee Li Sui’s collection of highly entertaining articles shares his observation of how Singlish has evolved over the decades. To appeal to the “kiasu” nature of readers, each of the 45 pieces comes with a bonus comic strip. There is also a Singlish quiz at the end of the book for readers to test their grasp of Singlish! Spiaking Singlish is possibly the first book on Singlish written entirely in Singlish, complete with colloquial spelling. It may also be the most stimulating of them all. Fear not if you find this book too bizarre: all Singlish words and phrases are indexed and explained at some point in the book

The Leeter Spiaking Singlish: BOOK 1 (End Particles)

The Leeter Spiaking Singlish: BOOK 1 (End Particles)
Title The Leeter Spiaking Singlish: BOOK 1 (End Particles) PDF eBook
Author Gwee Li Sui
Publisher Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Total Pages 81
Release 2022-01-15
Genre Humor
ISBN 9815009966

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From the master of Singlish himself! Following on the success of his 2017 hit, Spiaking Singlish: A Companion to How Singaporeans Communicate, Gwee Li Sui is back with a series of three “Leeter” books covering the quintessential features of Singlish, Singapore’s unofficial language – written in Singlish! In this first volume, we delve into what is known as the end-particle: “a modifier that primarily comes at the end of a sentence or a clause. Its appearance changes the meaning of the whole construction – yes, it is that powderful one! We will look at a whole bunch of them: lah, leh, ler, lor, loh, liao, ha, ah, hor, wor, mah, meh, siol, sial, sia, eh, nia, neh, and bah. Some are long-long oredi got use although their uses may have evolved. Others are sibeh new even to my ears!"

The Leeter Spiaking Singlish Book 3: Loanwords

The Leeter Spiaking Singlish Book 3: Loanwords
Title The Leeter Spiaking Singlish Book 3: Loanwords PDF eBook
Author Dr Gwee Li Sui
Publisher Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Total Pages 75
Release 2022-09-15
Genre Humor
ISBN 9815044257

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From the master of Singlish himself! Following on the success of his 2017 hit, Spiaking Singlish: A Companion to How Singaporeans Communicate, Gwee Li Sui is back with a series of three ‘Leeter’ books covering the quintessential features of Singlish, Singapore’s unofficial language – written in Singlish! In this third volume, we look at where Singlish words come from: ‘There are England terms like ‘act cute’ and ‘act blur’ whose meanings we tweak, Melayu ones we keep like ‘cabut’ and ‘pakat’, cheena ones we use like ‘cheong hei’ or translate into England like ‘wait long-long’, Tamil words like ‘goondu’ and ‘aiyoh’, distorted Japanese words like ‘bakero’, and so on. Then got phrases made with words from different languages that become something lagi tok kong, such as ‘buay tahan’ and ‘jiak kentang’.

The Leeter Spiaking Singlish: BOOK 2 (Idioms)

The Leeter Spiaking Singlish: BOOK 2 (Idioms)
Title The Leeter Spiaking Singlish: BOOK 2 (Idioms) PDF eBook
Author Gwee Li Sui
Publisher Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Total Pages 85
Release 2022-03-15
Genre Humor
ISBN 9815044206

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Following on the success of his 2017 hit, Spiaking Singlish: A Companion to How Singaporeans Communicate, Gwee Li Sui is back with a series of three “Leeter” books covering the quintessential features of Singlish, Singapore’s unofficial language – written in Singlish! In this second volume, we learn that Singlish is not just about lah and leh: “Singlish oso got idiom and proverbs wor. Such kinds of expression make natural sense within a language and often cannot be translated without lugi-ing some depth. Consider how much shiokness ‘blur like sotong’ and ‘bak chew tak stamp’ bring to a situation with people being tekanded. Use ‘pattern more than badminton’, ‘mee siam mai hum’, or ‘last time policeman wear shorts’, and you’ll have pecah lobang your true fewling on a matter without saying more.”

Spiaking Singlish

Spiaking Singlish
Title Spiaking Singlish PDF eBook
Author Li Sui Gwee
Publisher
Total Pages 0
Release 2018
Genre English language
ISBN 9789814794183

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The Leeter Spiaking Singlish

The Leeter Spiaking Singlish
Title The Leeter Spiaking Singlish PDF eBook
Author Gwee Li Sui
Publisher Leeter Spiaking Singlish
Total Pages 104
Release 2022-05-03
Genre Humor
ISBN 9789814974745

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Following on the success of his 2017 hit, Spiaking Singlish: A Companion to How Singaporeans Communicate, Gwee Li Sui is back with a series of three "Leeter" books covering the quintessential features of Singlish, Singapore's unofficial language - written in Singlish! In this first volume, we delve into what is known as the end-particle: "a modifier that primarily comes at the end of a sentence or a clause. Its appearance changes the meaning of the whole construction - yes, it is that powderful one! We will look at a whole bunch of them: lah, leh, ler, lor, loh, liao, ha, ah, hor, wor, mah, meh, siol, sial, sia, eh, nia, neh, and bah. Some are long-long oredi got use although their uses may have evolved. Others are sibeh new even to my ears!

The Oxford Handbook of Southeast Asian Englishes

The Oxford Handbook of Southeast Asian Englishes
Title The Oxford Handbook of Southeast Asian Englishes PDF eBook
Author Andrew J. Moody
Publisher Oxford University Press
Total Pages 865
Release 2024-04-16
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN 019285528X

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This volume describes both the history and the contemporary forms, functions, and status of English in Southeast Asia. The chapters provide a comprehensive overview of current research on a wide range of topics, addressing the impact of English as a language of globalization and exploring new approaches to the spread of English in the region.