singlish

A Comparative Study on the Singlish and the British English

新加坡英语与英国英语的差异探析

Singlish is like a dialect .

“新加坡英语”像一种方言。

Singlish ? like standard English , is just a kind of tool for communication .

和表准的英文一样，只是一种用于交流的工具而已。

For them to switch from Singlish to Mandarin , it has to start at home with their parents and also at school .

要年轻人多用华语就得先从家里和学校开始。

Singlish : Role of Basilect in Society

从新加坡英语看低位语言变体的社会作用

This paper gives a brief account of the development history of Singapore , through which the background of Singlish ( colloquial Singapore English ) formation and evolution is explored .

文章简要地介绍了新加坡的开埠和发展历史，从中探讨新加坡口语英语&Singlish形成的渊源。

T : In some way , I agree with you that Singlish is like a dialect because we tend to mix our spoken English with some other languages .

T：在某种程度上，我同意你说的新加坡英语像一种方言，因为我们趋向于把我们所说的英语和一些其他语言混合起来。

The colloquial English peculiar to Singapore is commonly known as " Singlish " and includes many influences from Chinese , Indian and Malay languages , and even some British navy terms .

新加坡特有的英语口语一般被认为是“新加坡式英语”，受到了汉语、印度语、马来语，甚至还有一些英国海军用语的多种影响。

Some words are adaptations of traditional English : In Singlish , or Singaporean English , blur means confused or slow : She came into the conversation late and was blur as a result .

有些单词与传统英语出入较大：在新加坡英语中，blur意为困惑的或缓慢的，例句：聊天的时候她很迟才加入讨论，因此有些困惑。

Some words are adaptations of traditional English : In Singlish , or Singaporean English , " blur " means " confused " or " slow " : " She came into the conversation late and was blur as a result . " Others combine English words to make something new .

有些单词与传统英语出入较大：在新加坡英语中，“blur”意为“困惑的”或“缓慢的”，例句：“聊天的时候她很迟才加入讨论，因此有些困惑。”此外，合成词也可以产生一些新的词汇。