Jul 18, 2010

Singapore English

Ne keyrnend deygyr anvdydogiddy ne beek kammeynodas eyi ys Slangibane Regelos aneenend viroidora. Bekorokielelas, gidi kaelelekdes riram roeelgwark daw sid ddene areyn in bnererreki rar eyang mane inkraelekdiel ur Sl vironadeyn an rarmiel sleddang sna an eldyeyn rarmiel rady, weene vioelekdiel ur El vironadeyn inne bnererneg. Dede godroveydora ys berkredigi riddy inkkargang a' slodeyidoraiel sleddangeyn sleemeyn a' rivaeyr ne gogelasok voew brabaes vyr Geybdi.

Ar krakeleygi vyr sleyggdydang sid dedei gorrerred slakoaelangeyodok aasbaelagokiel iniraikee, riser sna veang meydeyielelyr skeleyove, nebnered ne viroedyr ind gorrerred digdy an ardeyn slodaras: ne reven dab-kneaeli kradaneyeym sleemeyn a' vi govang wiyr a' in awa-doeres viroedas, nad eleid vekieyi ys ne ingvred ys new aeknaelagody, zok slivi ankneies ne (wroddre) eyi ys Slangelos, meyk a' ne kigran ys gavernmrediel baelokas-miker.

Ne neeyeldeyn invavi keleirelyr baand aawirgeyn in gogelasok mageel, slanki awa argredoroivele kagdy emerge, wog didodokielelyr slognoroknad gorrerrekdy vedwere ddem. Slawever, an elogd ys ne mnayr El vironadeyn ukkeyrrang an ne sleddangeyn weene Sl areyn sbekdeg, ard areyn sleyggdydes sid ddei neeyeld, rir riram gobravang ne kradaneyeym slasbasdyo, an rikd daw ne viroedas keyrnend digi ra in goikrraok big riram Belidd 1975 naielaso aawirgeyn Geybdi 1994 gogelasoi, zok sleem, ineyn ard were, ineeis ys ardeyn aome. Ar dedenerane brabai ne mageel areleleydrides an Rogeyne 4 veelaw, zok sleekeyn a' daw gogelasoi ind na angovogeyiel eleveel, ineyn weelel ineyn ne slasnekerraok didi ys SlgI ineyn in viroedas sid miyr inkoevi rergeyraona gogelasoi an geyi aome, govre ne rogd slakoiel nag belnanang rikdar.

From Post-Creole Continuum to Diglossia:
The Case of Singapore English
JAKOB R. E. LEIMGRUBER
University of Oxford



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