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English in Singapore
Phonetic Research on a Corpus
Edited by David Deterding, Adam Brown and Low Ee Ling
ISBN 9780071247276 • MHID 0071247270 • 2005 • Softcover • 220pp
This book is a collection of works on research into the pronunciation
of Singapore English by scholars from Singapore, Asia (Japan, Taiwan),
Europe (the United Kingdom, Germany), Australia and the United States
of America.
This book comes with a CD-ROM of supplementary material.
English in Singapore
Research on Grammar
Edited by David Deterding, Low Ee Ling and Adam Brown
ISBN 9780071231039 • MHID 007123103X • 2003 • Softcover • 184pp
English in Singapore: Research on Grammar is a collection of new articles
that addresses important aspects of grammar in Singapore English. The
first nine chapters are descriptive analyses of aspects of Singapore English
grammar such as missing grammatical subjects; (the absence of) past tense
marking and other aspects of Singapore English verbs; plural marking of
nouns; relative clauses, passives and adverbials, and peculiarly Singaporean
constructions (don’t know and particles such as la).
English Language Myths
30 Beliefs that Aren’t Really True
Adam Brown
ISBN 9780071205344 • MHID 0071205349 • 2003 • Softcover • 144pp
The aim of the book is to dispel some of the beliefs about English which are
held by English teachers in Singapore, Southeast Asia and beyond. These
beliefs are either wide off the mark or stated too strongly. However, they are
widely held, and thus are taught in schools and in exercise books, and appear
in tests and examinations. The 30 chapters (corresponding to the 30 myths
examined) cover the nature and status of English, grammar, morphology,
pragmatics, typography, spelling and pronunciation. The approach adopted
shows that many of the beliefs held by teachers are not substantiated by
what speakers of English actually do.