The Contrast between‘already’‘liao’in Singlish and‘了’in Chinese  

作　　者：严笑宇 YAN Xiao-yu(Department of Linguistics and Translation, City University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong999077, China)

机构地区：[1]香港城市大学

出　　处：《海外英语》2019年第8期95-97,共3页Overseas English

摘　　要：Singapore is a developed country in Southeast Asia.Its language environment is also very complex.As one of the most representative Creole languages,Singlish has also attracted much attention from linguists.This paper will analyze the relationship between‘liao’‘already’in Singlish and‘了’in Chinese by means of comparison,and explore the influence of history and culture on language structure.Singapore is a developed country in Southeast Asia.Its language environment is also very complex.As one of the most representative Creole languages,Singlish has also attracted much attention from linguists.This paper will analyze the relationship between‘liao’‘already’in Singlish and‘了’in Chinese by means of comparison,and explore the influence of history and culture on language structure.

关 键 词：Singlish CREOLE CHINESE already liao COMPARISON 

分 类 号：H0[语言文字—语言学]