Description: The Leeter Spiaking Singlish by Gwee Li Sui From the master of Singlish himself! Singlish dissected and demonstrated by its greatest advocate, Dr Gwee Li Sui FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Following on the success of his 2017 hit, Spiaking Singlish: A Companion to How Singaporeans Communicate, Gwee Li Sui is back with a series of three "Leeter" books covering the quintessential features of Singlish, Singapores unofficial language – written in Singlish!In this first volume, we delve into what is known as the end-particle: "a modifier that primarily comes at the end of a sentence or a clause. Its appearance changes the meaning of the whole construction – yes, it is that powderful one! We will look at a whole bunch of them: lah, leh, ler, lor, loh, liao, ha, ah, hor, wor, mah, meh, siol, sial, sia, eh, nia, neh, and bah. Some are long-long oredi got use although their uses may have evolved. Others are sibeh new even to my ears!" Author Biography Dr Gwee Li Sui is a former academic who now labours in the arts as a poet, writer, editor, literary critic and graphic artist. He wrote Singapores first long-form graphic novel, Myth of the Stone, back in 1993, and has five books of verse to date. He has edited numerous literary anthologies, including Singathology: 50 New Works by Celebrated Singaporean Writers (2015). Details ISBN9814974749 Author Gwee Li Sui Short Title The Leeter Spiaking Singlish Pages 104 Series The Leeter Spiaking Singlish Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 9814974749 ISBN-13 9789814974745 Format Paperback Subtitle Book 1: End-Particles Publisher Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd Publication Date 2022-06-30 Imprint Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd Place of Publication Singapore Country of Publication Singapore UK Release Date 2022-06-30 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:143986563;
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