A sketch grammar of Singapore Hainanese
This is a sketch grammar of Hainanese as it is spoken in Singapore. Little has been done on this topic in Singaporean academia, particularly in the areas of Hainanese grammar, and so it is hoped that this paper will provide a means by which some knowledge of Singapore Hainanese can be preserve...
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Nanyang Technological University
2022
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| author | Goh, Benjamin Jer Ming |
| author2 | Alexander Coupe |
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| description | This is a sketch grammar of Hainanese as it is spoken in Singapore. Little has been done on
this topic in Singaporean academia, particularly in the areas of Hainanese grammar, and so it
is hoped that this paper will provide a means by which some knowledge of Singapore
Hainanese can be preserved, for it is a unique language which is mutually unintelligible with
its Sinitic cousins. Singapore Hainanese has also divulged greatly from its roots in Hainan,
having come into intense contact with other languages in multilingual Singapore. This paper
will consist of a brief overview of the language’s phonology, word classes, aspect and
modality, as well as clause structure. It is hoped that this will contribute to the study of this
unique, endangered language before the window of opportunity for such study closes
permanently. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1557932023-03-11T20:09:57Z A sketch grammar of Singapore Hainanese Goh, Benjamin Jer Ming Alexander Coupe School of Humanities ARCoupe@ntu.edu.sg Humanities::Linguistics Humanities::Language::English This is a sketch grammar of Hainanese as it is spoken in Singapore. Little has been done on this topic in Singaporean academia, particularly in the areas of Hainanese grammar, and so it is hoped that this paper will provide a means by which some knowledge of Singapore Hainanese can be preserved, for it is a unique language which is mutually unintelligible with its Sinitic cousins. Singapore Hainanese has also divulged greatly from its roots in Hainan, having come into intense contact with other languages in multilingual Singapore. This paper will consist of a brief overview of the language’s phonology, word classes, aspect and modality, as well as clause structure. It is hoped that this will contribute to the study of this unique, endangered language before the window of opportunity for such study closes permanently. Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Multilingual Studies 2022-03-21T06:28:11Z 2022-03-21T06:28:11Z 2022 Final Year Project (FYP) Goh, B. J. M. (2022). A sketch grammar of Singapore Hainanese. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155793 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155793 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
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| title_short | A sketch grammar of Singapore Hainanese |
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