Variation in Singapore English : crosslinguistic influence from Chinese, Malay, and Tamil
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- As language change at the societal level usually begins with variation between individuals or sub-groups, a study of variation in Colloquial Singapore English will help advance our understanding of language change in contact settings. Studies of variation in contact languages are especially critical due to the variability that exists when people of diverse tongues come together. In light of current literature where variation is often overlooked in studies of contact varieties, the main aim of this study is to clarify the relationships between variation and other factors in Colloquial Singapore English. Colloquial Singapore English, a nativized variety of English that has its roots as a L2 learner variety, is the product of a multicultural and multilingual society. In a social setting in which speakers with different heritage languages interact extensively, a major source of variation in Colloquial Singapore English comes from the complex interplay of crosslinguistic influences with social and linguistic factors. The nature of Colloquial Singapore English is such that it allows us to explore issues in several fields of study -- sociolinguistics/contact linguistics (linguistic and social aspects of variation), second language acquisition (crosslinguistic influence), and studies on Singapore English.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2016 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Teo, Ming Chew |
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| Associated with | Stanford University, East Asian Languages and Cultures Program in Chinese. |
| Primary advisor | Rickford, John R, 1949- |
| Primary advisor | Sun, Chao |
| Thesis advisor | Rickford, John R, 1949- |
| Thesis advisor | Sun, Chao |
| Thesis advisor | Bayley, Robert |
| Thesis advisor | Hakuta, Kenji |
| Advisor | Bayley, Robert |
| Advisor | Hakuta, Kenji |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Ming Chew Teo. |
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| Note | Submitted to the East Asian Languages and Cultures Program in Chinese. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2016. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2016 by Ming Chew Teo
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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