Singapore English

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:language
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Singlish
gptkbp:colloquialForm gptkb:Singlish
gptkb:Colloquial_Singapore_English
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature unique vocabulary
code-switching
influence from local languages
use of particles like 'lah', 'lor', 'leh'
gptkbp:hasFeature 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
gptkbp:hasLoanwordsFrom gptkb:Cantonese
gptkb:Malay
gptkb:Mandarin
gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Hokkien
gptkb:Teochew
Chinese dialects
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Singapore English
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Cantonese
gptkb:Malay
gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:British_English
gptkb:Hokkien
gptkbp:ISO639-3 eng
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Indo-European_languages
gptkb:Norse_mythology
gptkb:English_language
gptkb:Germanic_languages
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Ministry_of_Education,_Singapore
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Australian_English
gptkb:Indian_English
gptkb:Malaysian_English
gptkb:Hong_Kong_English
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Singapore
gptkbp:status official language of Singapore
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Singaporeans
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:government
gptkb:media
education
daily conversation
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Latin_alphabet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_English
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5