War of the words: speak Singlish, can or not? That is the question
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A popular dialect of English called Singlish has both fans and critics in Singapore, where some fear it makes the city-state appear ignorant and others say it gives Singaporeans a long-needed sense of identity. Singlish is a sort of slang created by borrowing words from Malay and the Chinese dialects of Hokkien and Cantonese, and speaking with clipped vowels, a simplified grammatical structure, and a distinctive rhythm. Though state- owned broadcasters will not use it, it is spoken nearly everywhere.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1996
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Acting up; Singapore's playwrights test the government's limits
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Writers, especially playwrights feeling their medium is less censored than television or movie programming, are responding through their art to what they feel has become the homogenization and depersonalization of life in Singapore. Writers, no longer having to submit their scripts for approval, say the self-imposed limitations do not hinder their creativity and that the government probably does not pursue playwrights because theater audiences are comparatively smaller than those of other media.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1996
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