English vs. Singlish

Language Log 2018-07-28

The clearest demonstration I know of for the pronunciation differences between the two:

Of course, this is to ignore the differences in vocabulary, grammar, syntax, particles, and so forth.

Readings

"Xinhua English and Zhonglish" (2/4/09)

"Pinyin for Singlish" (3/7/16)

"New Singaporean and Hong Kong terms in the OED" (5/12/16)

"Singlish: alive and well" (5/14/16)

"Singlish under siege" (7/1/18)

"The ethnopolitics of National Language in China" (7/2/18)

[h.t. Leander Seah]