1. The use of Standard English and Singapore English
on Television programs in Singapore

2. objective
To analyze the impact of society on variety of
language usage (Standard English and Singapore
English) in Singapore television programs.
To present the reflections of Singapore society
through the variety of language usage in T.V
programs.

3. Data collection
Observation from Singapore fieldtrip
Online resources

4. Television in Singapore
MediaCorp TV is onwed by government
Channel 5, 8 U, Channel NewsAsia and HD5
StarHub is the sole cable operator
Okto, Vasantham and Suria

5. TV Programs
 News (English)
 Dramas (Local and International) (Chinese, Singlish)
 Game and reality shows (Local and International) (English)
 Situation comedy (Local and Inter) (Chinese, Singlish)
 Variety shows (Local and International) (English)
 Information educated (English)
 Sports (Local and International) (N/A)
 Children (Local and International) (English)

6. Sociolinguistics
how language varieties differ between groups
separated by certain social variables
how creation and adherence to these rules is
used to categorize individuals in social or
socioeconomic classes.

7. Sociolinguistic
Ethnicity Status
Level
of
education
age
Foreigner
(E)
News
Elderly
(S)
Dramas,
sitcom
Higher
(E)
Uneducated
(S)
Youngster
(E)
Info Ed,
Children
Lower
(s)

8. Language Register
Language Register is variety of a language used
for a particular purpose or in a particular social
setting.
Informal: Dramas, Sitcom
Formal: News

9. Reflections
Diglossia
Inequality of social classes

10. Conclusion
Variety of language usage in Singapore TV
programs categorized by audience can reflect
groups of people in term sociolinguistics and
language register.

11. Thank you