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Written in Singlish—the folksy patois of Singapore that combines English, Mandarin, Malay and Chinese dialects including Teochew and Hokkien—Sarong Party Girls has a narrative voice that’s a ...
Fearing that Singlish corrodes “proper” English ... Nitpicking over apostrophe placement begins to sound as reactionary as Harold Bloom’s feelings about slam poetry. As culture democratizes, as ...
Hear what Singaporean poets Alvin Pang, Joshua Ip and Deborah Emmanuel have to say about the role social media, Singlish and schools have to play in encouraging local poetry, with That's Life host ...
Some call it a national treasure while others say it's a detriment. Yet most Singaporeans speak Singlish, whether we like it or not. Since nationhood, attempts have been made to eradicate this ...
SINGAPORE: The narratives surrounding Singlish has dominated both the public and academic imagination. Singlish has had her share of supporters and detractors. Supporters of Singlish believe that ...
The word "can" has two different meanings in Singapore's local creole, Singlish. "Singlish doesn't really differentiate between 'can' and 'may,'" said a Singlish guidebook author. The author ...
On November 11th, the last day of Singapore Writer’s Festival (SWF) 2018, I find myself in the strange position of having to explain Singlish to a foreigner. A backpacker from Taiwan, she happened to ...
It was a uniquely Singaporean day at the Singapore Writers Festival on Sunday (Nov 2), with panels that turned the spotlight on Singlish, Singaporean love poetry, and Singapore's culinary scene ...