›› 2016, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (6): 134-139.

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Vocabulary Impact of Minnan Dialect on Singlish Based on Corpus

LIANG Lina   

  1. (College of Foreign Languages & Trade and Tourism, Liming Vocational University, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000,China)
  • Received:2015-11-25 Revised:2016-01-29 Online:2016-12-01 Published:2016-12-23

基于语料库的闽南语对新加坡英语的词汇影响

梁丽娜   

  1. 黎明职业大学 外语外贸与旅游学院,福建 泉州 362000
  • 作者简介:梁丽娜(1981—),女,福建泉州人,黎明职业大学外语外贸与旅游学院讲师,硕士,研究方向:英汉翻译、语言学。
  • 基金资助:
    黎明职业大学科研团队专项资助(LMTD2014114)

Abstract: Based on corpus of Minnanese loanwords in Singlish, Minnanese loanwords are studied through wordforword analysis and regular expression retrieval and the impact of Minnan dialect on Singlish is discussed from sound, graphic form and meaning in the perspective of English morphology. Three ways are emphasized through which Minnan dialect is involved in Singlish. Moreover, six influence modes of Minnan dialect on Singlish vocabulary are analyzed in the theoretical framework of wordformation.

Key words: Singlish, Minnanese loanwords, English word formation, corpus

摘要: 以自建的新加坡英语中的闽南语借词语料库为基础,主要采用逐词分析和正则表达式检索的方式对闽南语借词进行研究,论述在英语形态学视阈下闽南语从音、形、义施加新加坡英语的影响,重点阐述闽南语介入新加坡英语的三种途径,进而在构词法理论框架内分析闽南语对新加坡英语词汇的六种影响方式。

关键词: 新加坡英语, 闽南语借词, 英语构词法, 语料库