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Singapore English in a Nutshell: An Alphabetical Description of its Features. Singapore: Federal Publications. ISBN 981-01-2435-X. Deterding, David (2007). Singapore English. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-2545-1. Low, Ee Ling; Adam Brown (2005). English in Singapore: An Introduction. Singapore: McGraw-Hill Education (Asia).
ang mo(h) pai – (From Hokkien 紅毛派 / 红毛派, lit. 'Red Hair Faction') A term used among Chinese Singaporeans to insult those who speak good English but whose Chinese language skills are lacking, or whose mannerisms are perceived as too Western.
Ang mo or ang moh (Chinese: 紅毛; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-mô͘ / âng-mn̂g) is a descriptor used to refer to white people. It is used mainly in Malaysia and Singapore, and sometimes in Thailand and Taiwan. It literally means "red-haired" and originates from Hokkien, a variety of Southern Min. [1]
Singlish (a portmanteau of Singapore and English), formally known as Colloquial Singaporean English, is an English-based creole language originating in Singapore. [1] [2] [3] Singlish arose out of a situation of prolonged language contact between speakers of many different Asian languages in Singapore, such as Malay, Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin, Teochew, and Tamil. [4]
Singapore Tamizhar Eyakkam; Singapore Yadavar Association; Singapore Telugu Samajam; Society of Indian Students (formerly: Society of Indian Scholars) Tamils Information Technology Society, Singapore) -https://www.STiTSociety.org; Tamils Representative Council (TRC) Tamils Reform Association; Telangana Cultural Society (Singapore) - www.tcs ...
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First Sheng Siong outlet was launched in Ang Mo Kio [7] [8] [33] 1988: A second outlet was opened in Bedok [7] [8] [33] 1995: Expanded to a third outlet at Woodlands – the first supermarket to offer both “wet and dry” shopping options [5] [7] [8] [33] 2003: Three-in-one wet/dry market, supermarket and food court opened at Tekka Mall (now ...
The languages of Singapore are English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil, with the lingua franca between Singaporeans being English, the de facto main language. Among themselves, Singaporeans often speak Singlish, an English creole arising from centuries of contact between Singapore's internationalised society and its legacy of being a British colony.