The Campaign to ‘Speak Good English’
Explore the sociopolitical story of Singlish, Singapore's vibrant creole, and its decades-long clash with the government's official "Speak Good English Movement." This is more than a debate about grammar; it's…
Unlocking the Universe of Languages
Explore the sociopolitical story of Singlish, Singapore's vibrant creole, and its decades-long clash with the government's official "Speak Good English Movement." This is more than a debate about grammar; it's…
How are new languages born from scratch? This article explores the fascinating debate over creolization, contrasting the "abrupt" theory, where children create language in one generation, with the "gradual" view…
** Did you know Australia's largest Indigenous language, by number of speakers, is an English-based creole? Move beyond pidgins to discover Australian Kriol, a complex and vibrant language spoken by…
Linguistics is a fascinating field, a testament to the evolutionary processes of communication and its essential role in human society. Within this vast domain, one...