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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:language
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Singlish
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gptkbp:colloquialForm
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gptkb:Singlish
gptkb:Colloquial_Singapore_English
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gptkbp:distinctiveFeature
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unique vocabulary
code-switching
influence from local languages
use of particles like 'lah', 'lor', 'leh'
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gptkbp:hasFeature
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gptkb:Standard_Singapore_English
unique intonation
sentence-final particles
lexical innovation
omission of articles
topic-prominent structure
mixing of languages
non-standard pronunciation
omission of verb 'to be'
pragmatic particles
reduced grammar
use of 'already' as aspect marker
use of 'can' and 'cannot' as modal verbs
use of 'lah', 'lor', 'leh', 'meh', 'ah', 'mah'
use of 'one' as a pragmatic marker
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gptkbp:hasLoanwordsFrom
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gptkb:Cantonese
gptkb:Malay
gptkb:Mandarin
gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Hokkien
gptkb:Teochew
Chinese dialects
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Cantonese
gptkb:Malay
gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:British_English
gptkb:Hokkien
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gptkbp:ISO639-3
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eng
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gptkbp:languageFamily
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gptkb:Indo-European_languages
gptkb:Norse_mythology
gptkb:English_language
gptkb:Germanic_languages
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gptkbp:regulates
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gptkb:Ministry_of_Education,_Singapore
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Australian_English
gptkb:Indian_English
gptkb:Malaysian_English
gptkb:Hong_Kong_English
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gptkbp:spokenIn
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gptkb:Singapore
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gptkbp:status
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official language of Singapore
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Singaporeans
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:government
gptkb:media
education
daily conversation
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gptkbp:writingSystem
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gptkb:Latin_alphabet
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Southeast_Asian_English
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Singapore English
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