1. Singlish is a variant of English spoken colloquially in Singapore that differs from Standard English in its pronunciation and grammar. 2. The document outlines some of the key phonological differences between Singlish and Standard English, including differences in vowel pronunciation, treatment of consonant clusters, and pronunciation of consonants like 'r' and 'l'. 3. It encourages understanding the linguistic culture of Singapore to easily adapt when visiting, working, or living in Singapore.

2. 3 parts
1. The misunderstandings about Singlish
2. The distinctive features of Singlish and Standard English
3. Some suggestions and conclusion

4. “ Singlish is the
English
official language
in Singapore”

5. Singlish Standard English

6. Standard English
- The official language
- Used in writing, education
and formal situations
- An unofficial language
- Used in daily life with
friends, to children and
informal situations
Singlish

7. Singlish

8. • Understand the linguistic culture of Singaporean people
easily adapt when you visit, work or live in Singapore
in the future.

10. 1.

11. Monophthongs
Long vowels Short vowels
Standard
English
Vowels:

12. Monophthongs
Short vowels
Singlish
Vowels:

13. WORDS
Standard
English
Singlish
Seat
Sit
/siːt/
/sɪt/
/sit/
Bed
Bad
/bɛd/
/bæd/
/bɛd/
Cart
Cut
/kɑːt/
/kʌt/
/kɑt/
Cot
Caught
/kɒt/
/kɔːt/
/kɔt/
Fool
Full
/fuːl/
/fʊl/
/ful/

14. Diphthongs
/eɪ/ => /e:/
Words Standard English Singlish
Face /feɪs/ /fe:s/
Day /deɪ/ /de:/

15. Diphthongs
/əʊ/ => /o:/
Words Standard English Singlish
nose /nəʊz/ /no:z/
low /ləʊ/ /lo:/

16. 2.

18. Bilabial
Labio-
dental
Dental Alveolar
Post-
alveolar
Palatal Velar Glottal
Stops p b t d k ɡ
Affricates tʃ dʒ
Fricatives f v (θ ð) s z ʃ ʒ h
Nasals m n ŋ
Laterals l
Approximants w r j
International Phonetic Alphabet

19. R- Silent
Eg: My mother is my teacher
/maɪ ˈmʌðə rɪz mai ˈtiːtʃə/

21. a. Letter L
Singlish English
Dark L
Lost L
/l/ tends to be lost after
the back vowels /ɔ/, /o/,
/u/, and for
some speakers /ə/
• pall /pɔ/
• roll /ro/
• tool /tu/
• pearl /pə/
x
[ɫ]
Pool [puɫ]
Milk [mɪɫk]
Full [fʊɫ]
/l/

22. b. The dental fricatives
Three /triː/
Think /tɪŋk/
• /θ/ => /t/

23. With /wɪf/
Birth /bɜːf/
• In syllable- final position:
/θ/ => /f/

24. Then /den/
Leather /ˈledə/
Father /ˈfɑːdə/
/ð/ => /d/

25. c. The voiceless stops
Pat /bæt/
Tin /dɪn/
Come /gʌm/
/p/, /t/, /k/ often loose the aspiration and are
pronounced as voiced ones /b/, /d/, /g/.

27. What is a
consonant
cluster ?

28. A consonant cluster is
combination of consonants
within a word.
Eg: brush, stay, brick

29. ELISON
Avoid the complex consonant cluster
Ex: dropping /t/ in acts

31. Tact
/Tækt/
Examples:
/Tæk/

32. Bent
/ bɛnt /
Examples:
/bɛn/

33. Serious Misunderstanding

34. Cat Cats
How?
/kæt/ /kæts/

35. Cat Cats
/kæt /s
=

38. A fricative is a consonant produced
when the airstream is PARTIALLY
stopped and GRADUALLY released.

39. Voiced Voiceless=

40. cease
/Siːs/
/s/ => /z/
seize
/Siːz/
race
/Reɪs/
raise
/Reɪz/

41. /f/ => /v/
believe
/bɪˈliːv/
belief
/bɪˈliːf/

43. Any questions ?
Thanks!