The Voice of Singapore Mandarin: Insights from a Spoken Language Database
ORGANISED BY: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
The Voice of Singapore Mandarin: Insights from a Spoken Language Database
Singapore Mandarin is deeply influenced by Singapore’s multicultural and multilingual environment, making it distinct from Mandarin spoken in other regions. But what makes Singapore Mandarin unique? How did these features come about, and how are they changing over time? To answer these questions, we have built the largest spoken Mandarin database in Singapore, and uncovered some changes influenced by English including new sentence structures and expressions. These findings shed light on how Singapore Mandarin continues to grow and transform in a dynamic linguistic landscape. This talk will highlight these linguistic insights and discover what makes Singapore Mandarin one of a kind.
Speaker’s biography
A/P Lin Jingxia
Chinese Programme
Nanyang Technological University
Dr Lin Jingxia is an Associate Professor in the Chinese Programme at Nanyang Technological University and Associate Dean (Students) at College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. She holds a PhD in Chinese Linguistics from Stanford University. Dr Lin’s research focuses on Chinese syntax-semantics, language variation, and typology. Her current work on Singapore Mandarin is supported by Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, Ministry of Education, and NTU.
Moderator:
Xu Runfang
Doctoral Candidate
Nanyang Technological University
For participants who wish to attend this session online: Zoom Link
Fee
Free
When
Organised By:
Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC)
Where
Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre Recital Studio, Level 6
