A semantic, pragmatic and cultural interpretation of Singapore English, offering a fascinating glimpse of Singaporean life.

Jock O. Wong is a Lecturer in Academic English at the National University of Singapore (NUS).

1. English in Singapore; 2. The language of culture and the culture of language; 3. Singlish forms of address; 4. Cultural categories and stereotypes; 5. The discourse of 'can' in Singlish; 6. Expressions of certainty and overstatements; 7. The tonal particles of Singlish; 8. The enigmatic particle l¿r; 9. Interjections: aiya and aiyo; 10. Making sense of Singlish.