Malay language
1.0 Introduction
There are two different varieties of the same language which are used in the community. One is known as “High” varieties, the other “Low” varieties. Each of them has their own role to play in a language. High varieties are commonly applied in the formal contexts, like meeting or press conference while low varieties are usually used in informal contexts, such as daily conversation with friends and family. Diglossia could also occur between two languages (Holmes, 2008).
“Ah Boys to Men” is a conscription in Singapore themed movie, directed by famous Singaporean director, Jack Neoh in year 2012. Emotional issues that recruits experience for a long period of time, such as not being able to be that in touch with kins are tackled in part one. It also pokes fun into many infamous incidents related to the Singapore Army by parodying these events (Neoh, 2012).
In this research paper, our group will investigate the occurrence of diglossia between Standard Singaporean English (SSE) and Colloquial Singaporean English (CSE) in the Singaporean movie “Ah Boys to Men” by Jack Neoh. Besides that, we will also look into which domains diglossia presents in the movie. Moreover, we have also distinguished the odds that separate Standard Singaporean English and Colloquial Singaporean English.
The purpose of this study is to determine the identity of diglossia, by contrasting the differences between Standard Singaporean English and Colloquial Singaporean English used in the movie and to investigate which domains diglossia appears in the movie.
1.1 Objectives
The objectives of our study are to determine the occurrence of diglossia in the movie, “Ah Boys to Men.” We will also be investigating in which domains Standard Singaporean English and Colloquial Singaporean English appear in the movie.
1.2 Significance of the Study
The existence of diglossia of Standard Singapore English and Colloquial Singapore English or commonly known as Singlish which occurs
There are two different varieties of the same language which are used in the community. One is known as “High” varieties, the other “Low” varieties. Each of them has their own role to play in a language. High varieties are commonly applied in the formal contexts, like meeting or press conference while low varieties are usually used in informal contexts, such as daily conversation with friends and family. Diglossia could also occur between two languages (Holmes, 2008).
“Ah Boys to Men” is a conscription in Singapore themed movie, directed by famous Singaporean director, Jack Neoh in year 2012. Emotional issues that recruits experience for a long period of time, such as not being able to be that in touch with kins are tackled in part one. It also pokes fun into many infamous incidents related to the Singapore Army by parodying these events (Neoh, 2012).
In this research paper, our group will investigate the occurrence of diglossia between Standard Singaporean English (SSE) and Colloquial Singaporean English (CSE) in the Singaporean movie “Ah Boys to Men” by Jack Neoh. Besides that, we will also look into which domains diglossia presents in the movie. Moreover, we have also distinguished the odds that separate Standard Singaporean English and Colloquial Singaporean English.
The purpose of this study is to determine the identity of diglossia, by contrasting the differences between Standard Singaporean English and Colloquial Singaporean English used in the movie and to investigate which domains diglossia appears in the movie.
1.1 Objectives
The objectives of our study are to determine the occurrence of diglossia in the movie, “Ah Boys to Men.” We will also be investigating in which domains Standard Singaporean English and Colloquial Singaporean English appear in the movie.
1.2 Significance of the Study
The existence of diglossia of Standard Singapore English and Colloquial Singapore English or commonly known as Singlish which occurs
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