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Publication details [#42611]

Wong, Jock. 2005. “Why you so Singlish one?” A semantic and cultural interpretation of the Singapore English particle one. Language in Society 34 (2) : 239–275.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

language and culture | natural semantic metalanguage | particle | semantic interpretation

Language as a subject

English, British | English, Singapore

Place, Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Journal WWW

journals.cambridge.org/

Annotation

This detailed semantic study discusses the meaning and the use of the Singapore English particle 'one'. Its use appears to reflect the inclination of Singapore English speakers for definitive and exaggerated speech.