Passive Structures in Singapore English

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Drama, Anthologies
Cover of the book Passive Structures in Singapore English by Dominik Lorenz, GRIN Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Dominik Lorenz ISBN: 9783638719087
Publisher: GRIN Publishing Publication: May 2, 2007
Imprint: GRIN Publishing Language: English
Author: Dominik Lorenz
ISBN: 9783638719087
Publisher: GRIN Publishing
Publication: May 2, 2007
Imprint: GRIN Publishing
Language: English

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2, University of Freiburg, course: Proseminar I, 12 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Ho and Platt (1993:1) argue that Singaporean English is a particularly interesting indigenized, or nativized, speech variety because it is so widely used and fills so many functions. I can confirm Ho and Platt's statement, since I was in Singapore in 2004. It was not difficult to notice Singapore English as a speech variety. This sparked my interest in participating in the proseminar 'English in Singapore' and consequently in researching into a certain grammatical phenomenon in Singapore English, namely the passive voice. In this term paper, a short analysis of the two passive structures specific to Colloquial Singapore English (the so-called kena passive and the give passive) will be presented. Further on, we the get passive will be examined. We will show that give- and kena-constructions are derived from the languages of Chinese and Malay, respectively. The bigger part of this paper will be to examine the overall frequencies thereof. Which of the two passive constructions will be closer in structure to the standard form? A personal analysis will help us to answer this question, always with the hidden desire to finally come up with a reasonable conclusion towards the end of the paper. We will probably have a winner of the competing substrate form and we will hopefully find out which passive construction is the most productive one in Singapore English. Moreover, we want to compare the frequency of the kena-passive with the getpassive's frequency in a corpus-based analysis. Admittedly, the corpus-based study will be relatively restrictive and not quite large in size. In addition, the give-passive will be ignored due to its rarity. Further on, we want to compare passive voice in Singapore with the passive in Standard English. To manage this, after having presented the development of Singapore, its multilingualism and English as its most common language, we will define some basic terms, which will be used in this term paper. After that, we will explain the corpus and the methodology used. In the end, we will sum up the findings and we will discuss my own study. Perhaps, there are possibilities how to do it better next time or there are other things that could be done.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2, University of Freiburg, course: Proseminar I, 12 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Ho and Platt (1993:1) argue that Singaporean English is a particularly interesting indigenized, or nativized, speech variety because it is so widely used and fills so many functions. I can confirm Ho and Platt's statement, since I was in Singapore in 2004. It was not difficult to notice Singapore English as a speech variety. This sparked my interest in participating in the proseminar 'English in Singapore' and consequently in researching into a certain grammatical phenomenon in Singapore English, namely the passive voice. In this term paper, a short analysis of the two passive structures specific to Colloquial Singapore English (the so-called kena passive and the give passive) will be presented. Further on, we the get passive will be examined. We will show that give- and kena-constructions are derived from the languages of Chinese and Malay, respectively. The bigger part of this paper will be to examine the overall frequencies thereof. Which of the two passive constructions will be closer in structure to the standard form? A personal analysis will help us to answer this question, always with the hidden desire to finally come up with a reasonable conclusion towards the end of the paper. We will probably have a winner of the competing substrate form and we will hopefully find out which passive construction is the most productive one in Singapore English. Moreover, we want to compare the frequency of the kena-passive with the getpassive's frequency in a corpus-based analysis. Admittedly, the corpus-based study will be relatively restrictive and not quite large in size. In addition, the give-passive will be ignored due to its rarity. Further on, we want to compare passive voice in Singapore with the passive in Standard English. To manage this, after having presented the development of Singapore, its multilingualism and English as its most common language, we will define some basic terms, which will be used in this term paper. After that, we will explain the corpus and the methodology used. In the end, we will sum up the findings and we will discuss my own study. Perhaps, there are possibilities how to do it better next time or there are other things that could be done.

More books from GRIN Publishing

Cover of the book Reality and Illusion in Tennessee Williams' 'A Streetcar Named Desire' by Dominik Lorenz
Cover of the book Negotiation and Cultural Differences between Russia and Switzerland by Dominik Lorenz
Cover of the book Liability Law - Economic analysis of defective products by Dominik Lorenz
Cover of the book National Conflicts: Prevention, Management and Resolution by Dominik Lorenz
Cover of the book History on Screen - Shaping National Identity in Mikhalkov's Cinema by Dominik Lorenz
Cover of the book Problems of the Victorian Age as reflected in the poetry of Matthew Arnold, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Alfred Tennyson by Dominik Lorenz
Cover of the book The failure of the 'American Dream' in the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald by Dominik Lorenz
Cover of the book Comedy and Burlesque in Henry Fielding and Jane Austen by Dominik Lorenz
Cover of the book Cross-Cultural Competence by Dominik Lorenz
Cover of the book Celtic Connections - How much Celtic is in Irish English? by Dominik Lorenz
Cover of the book Ownership Structure as a Determinant of Capital Structure - An Empirical Study of DAX Companies by Dominik Lorenz
Cover of the book How 'Passing' is described in 'M. Butterfly' (D. H. Hwang) and 'Laughing to Keep From Crying' (Langston Hughes) by Dominik Lorenz
Cover of the book TUI and its Marketing Plan by Dominik Lorenz
Cover of the book To what extent is Henrik Ibsen's 'A Doll's House' a feminist play? by Dominik Lorenz
Cover of the book The Concept of Duality in Joyce Carol Oates's 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?' by Dominik Lorenz
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy