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English: Vowel diagram for free vowels in Singapore English, based on descriptions by Deterding (2007, 2010) and Lim (2004). In this diagram, [ɔː] represents an allophonic realisation of /ɒ/ in open syllables (e.g., in the word "more").
Singlish is prominently used in local coffee shops, or kopitiams (the word is obtained by combining the Malay word for coffee and the Hokkien word for 'shop'), and other eateries. Local names of many food and drink items have become Singlish and consist of words from different languages and are indicative of the multi-racial society in Singapore.
Singlish (a portmanteau of Singapore and English), formally known as Colloquial Singaporean English, is an English-based creole language originating in Singapore. [1] [2] [3] Singlish arose out of a situation of prolonged language contact between speakers of many different Asian languages in Singapore, such as Malay, Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin, Teochew, and Tamil. [4]
The following is the chart of the International Phonetic Alphabet, a standardized system of phonetic symbols devised and maintained by the International Phonetic Association. It is not a complete list of all possible speech sounds in the world's languages, only those about which stand-alone articles exist in this encyclopedia.
English: Vowel diagram for checked vowels in Singapore English, based on descriptions by Deterding (2007, 2010) and Lim (2004). In this diagram, /ɛ̝/ represents the NEXT vowel, though it is often indistinguishable from the FACE vowel.
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