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Interrogative word order Frequency: 42.9%
Example 21-143:
Shall we go Marina?
Shall
shall
we
1pl
go
go
Marina?
Marina
Shall we go to Marina (a shopping/entertainment complex in Singapore)?
Source:
Lim 2004
: 40
Confidence:
Very certain
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Final question particle Frequency: 42.9%
Example 21-13:
Singapore flat very expensive a21?
Singapore
Singapore
flat
apartments
very
very
expensive
expensive
a21?
pcl
Are Singapore's apartments very expensive? [requiring response]
Example 21-142:
My parents very old fashion a21?
My
1sg
.
poss
parents
parent.
pl
very
very
old
old
fashion
fashioned
a21?
pcl
Are my parents very old-fashioned?
Source:
Lim 2004
: 47
Confidence:
Very certain
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Only interrogative intonation Frequency: 14.3%
Example 21-144:
So he came back and married again?
So
so
he
3sg
came
come.
pst
back
back
and
and
marri-ed
marry-
pst
again?
again
So did he come back and get married again?
Source:
Wee and Ansaldo 2004
: 68
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Language:
Singlish
Feature:
Polar questions
Source:
Lim 2004
: 39-49
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