Discuss. It has become increasingly difficult to ignore the issue about the usage of Singlish in Singapore. Singlish‚ short for Singapore English‚ is a modified version of standard English‚ spiced by the commonly used Hokkien‚ Mandarin and Malay slang in Singapore. The addition of utterances such as “lah”‚ “leh”‚ “lor” and “mah” at the end of sentences and several other seemingly funny words like “Alamak!” or “Fuyoh!” at the beginning have attracted a global audience to this peculiar language. The
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family‚ growing up and the importance of close relationships allows reader to recognise the expected lifestyle in the Australian culture. This was also discovered through the character’s behaviours and personal traits. And by including various uses of slang and nicknaming in the language created a relatable and genuine representation of an Australian identity
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Some ways that society has been influenced by music is‚ for example music can dictate how a person speaks. In most rap songs its most rappers rap with mostly slang words‚ so most people think it’s cool to talk just like them. Some slang words that rappers would use that society uses today are “crib” which means house and most people use that slang today. Then society talks like them and stick to talking like that for the rest of their life‚ and that makes them the person they are today. Another way
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‘Though you might say that the way you speak is a very personal thing‚ and that you have your own ‘idiolect’‚ the way you speak is actually more determined by other people than by yourself.’ How has you idiolect been affected? Everyone’s idiolect is influenced by many factors throughout their life‚ school‚ media‚ peers and many more. An idiolect is the way one speaks the vocabulary they use; the accent they have‚ the dialect they adopted. An idiolect is for one individual‚ it is unique‚ and no
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"From the school yards of the South Bronx to the tops of the Billboard charts‚ rap has emerged as one of the most influential musical and cultural forces of our time" (Yale University Press). Rappers and hip hop culture are often criticized for advocating violence‚ misogyny‚ and crime. However‚ rap is actually a form of self-expression for African Americans that is available and accessible to just about everyone. The music and culture that stem from hip hop‚ "emerged from a uniquely African American
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these concepts tie into the theme of the battle between good and evil. To begin‚ the novel and the film are similar as they both keep the nadsat language and the ensuing effect it has on the audience is the same. Nadsat (“teen” in Russian) is the slang language created by Burgess and is inspired from a mix
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see you there?” as in ScotEng Singular verb agreement preferred The team is playing badly “in the weekend” rather than at / on Vocabulary Includes Australianisms Some distinct NZEng items Maori loanwords Mostly in colloquial usage & slang More colloquially… to farewell tramping to front (up) to uplift to jack up domain to flat dairy to say goodbye to hiking to turn up‚ appear to pick up‚
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reader and the main character. Thus‚ for Bambara‚ the dialect in the story is concurrent with what she would have heard and said in the past‚ for example‚ “...she was black as hell‚ cept for her feet‚ which were fish-white and spooky‚ ” and consist of slang as well profanity. The specific use of jargon‚ misspelled words‚ and even the name of the students‚ establishes the culture and community that Bambara was in. This throughout the story allows the voice to create a deeper
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more and more towards texting language. For my last question I will report on other views in how text language is portrayed. Is the text messaging language detrimental to the grammatical skills of youth culture? In an article titled “Texting Slang Aiding Chilren’s Language Skill” by Alexander Smith‚ researchers found that text messaging may actually be improving and not damaging young children’s spelling skills. Children were quizzed on their use of mobile phones and were asked to translate
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She used mild as in cursing and slang words. Her conversations with people were very informal. Informal meaning having a relaxed‚ friendly‚ manner‚ or natural conversation. She wasn’t like everyone else because she didn’t believe in what they did. She didn’t have conversations quoting
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