Photo courtesy Prachanart Viriyaraks-Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
Singlish, the creole often heard spoken in Singapore, is a jumble of words and grammatical constructs from a num- ber of languages; it incorporates English, Malay, Hokkien
and Cantonese amongst others. The most memorable of phrases
is perhaps ‘lah’- often added at the end of a sentence. It is
perhaps one of the most concrete and notable cultural aspects
of Singaporean life. In incorporating many elements from a
number of languages, this chatter has become something more,
and something new. This could be argued to be a reflection of
the manner in which the Singaporean oil and gas industry has
incorporated skills, talents and abilities from around the world,
and forged a new, Singaporean industrial identity. This identity
is synonymous with scale, ambition and power- a commercial
reputation which is almost as obvious a part of Singaporean
cultural identity as the flowing tones of Singlish.
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