Mian Lian Ho
Biographic Data
| ID | 84496 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mian Lian Ho |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mian Lian |
| FAMILY NAME | Ho |
| SIGNATURE | HO M L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nanyang Technological University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The use of ever in Singaporean English
This paper discusses the use of ever in affirmative responses to Yes/No type questions as well as in declarative sentences in discourse in colloquial Singaporean English (SgE). Besides providing exemplifications of ever in the oral mode, it also gives instances of a similar declarative use of ever in the written mode as found in students' writing. The paper goes on to examine parallels in the SgE use of ever with its equivalents in the local lang…
Discourse particles in Singaporean English
The use of Chinese discourse particles in informal speech or in the speech of those with lower levels of education is an interesting substratum influence on Singaporean English. However, it is shown in this paper that in addition to the functions of different particles to indicate obviousness, disapproval or intimacy, or to highlight a particular lexical item, there are other functions of a more universal nature. For British English, two main typ…
Language Universals or Substratum Influences? Past Tense Marking in Singapore English
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Singapore and Malaysia
Discourse particles in Singaporean English
The use of Chinese discourse particles in informal speech or in the speech of those with lower levels of education is an interesting substratum influence on Singaporean English. However, it is shown in this paper that in addition to the functions of different particles to indicate obviousness, disapproval or intimacy, or to highlight a particular lexical item, there are other functions of a more universal nature. For British English, two main typ…
The use of ever in Singaporean English
This paper discusses the use of ever in affirmative responses to Yes/No type questions as well as in declarative sentences in discourse in colloquial Singaporean English (SgE). Besides providing exemplifications of ever in the oral mode, it also gives instances of a similar declarative use of ever in the written mode as found in students' writing. The paper goes on to examine parallels in the SgE use of ever with its equivalents in the local lang…
Singapore and Malaysia
Language Universals or Substratum Influences? Past Tense Marking in Singapore English
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Discourse particles in Singaporean English
The use of Chinese discourse particles in informal speech or in the speech of those with lower levels of education is an interesting substratum influence on Singaporean English. However, it is shown in this paper that in addition to the functions of different particles to indicate obviousness, disapproval or intimacy, or to highlight a particular lexical item, there are other functions of a more universal nature. For British English, two main typ…
The use of ever in Singaporean English
This paper discusses the use of ever in affirmative responses to Yes/No type questions as well as in declarative sentences in discourse in colloquial Singaporean English (SgE). Besides providing exemplifications of ever in the oral mode, it also gives instances of a similar declarative use of ever in the written mode as found in students' writing. The paper goes on to examine parallels in the SgE use of ever with its equivalents in the local lang…
Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · History (2 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Problem of universals (2 works) · Computer Science (1 work)