Singapore Sign Language, or SgSL, is the native sign language used by the deaf and hard of hearing in Singapore, developed over six decades since the...
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The languages of Singapore are English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay and Tamil, with the lingua franca between Singaporeans being English, the de facto main...
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American Sign Language (ASL) developed in the United States, starting as a blend of local sign languages and French Sign Language (FSL). Local varieties...
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couple of differences. Singapore traffic signs display text in English, one of the four official languages and the main language in the country. The three...
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perhaps three hundred sign languages in use around the world today. The number is not known with any confidence; new sign languages emerge frequently through...
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Manually coded English (redirect from Sign Supported English)
preferred form of sign language by the Singapore Association for the Deaf. The natural sign language used in Singapore, Singapore Sign Language, is thought...
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American Sign Language (ASL) is a natural language that serves as the predominant sign language of Deaf communities in the United States and most of Anglophone...
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(SgE, SE, en-SG) is the set of varieties of the English language native to Singapore. In Singapore, English is spoken in two main forms: Singaporean Standard...
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The Singapore dollar (sign: S$; code: SGD) is the official currency of the Republic of Singapore. It is divided into 100 cents (Malay: sen, Chinese: 分;...
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grammar and syntax of oral languages in a gestural-visual form—that is, signed versions of oral languages. Unlike the sign languages that have evolved naturally...
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Singlish (redirect from Singapore Colloquial English language)
portmanteau of Singapore and English), formally known as Colloquial Singaporean English, is an English-based creole language originating in Singapore. Singlish...
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minimum benchmark. The main language of instruction in Singapore is English, which was officially designated the first language within the local education...
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tongue languages in Singapore. High ability students may take a third language if they choose to do so. The language education in Singapore has been a controversial...
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Dominica, Fiji, Liberia, New Zealand, and Samoa display text in red. Singapore places the sign inside a white round square. Belize, Brazil, Canada and Romania...
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Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island...
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The symbol # is known as the number sign, hash, or pound sign (only "hash" is used outside North America). The symbol has historically been used for a...
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official languages in Singapore: English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil. Malay is the symbolic national language, while English is the main working language. Education...
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Interpreting is translation from a spoken or signed language into another language, usually in real time to facilitate live communication. It is distinguished...
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Mediacorp (redirect from Singapore Broadcasting Corporation)
monopoly on terrestrial television in Singapore, operating six channels broadcasting in the official languages of English (Channel 5 and the pan-Asian...
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2024–25 Singapore Premier League (also known as the AIA Singapore Premier League due to sponsorship reasons) is the 7th season of the Singapore Premier...
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South Asian languages in Singapore are mainly used by the country's 348,119 Indian Singaporean residents, who form about 9.2% of Singaporean citizens and...
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were residing in Singapore in 2015. Tamil is one of the four official languages of Singapore. Tamil is taught as a second language in most government...
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The culture of Singapore has changed greatly over the millennia. Its contemporary modern culture consists of a combination of Asian (Malay / Tamil / Chinese)[citation...
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Deaf Access Committee was established and a book about sign language titled, "Sign for Singapore", was also released. In 2000, a Hearing Care Centre was...
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Lily Goh (section Sign Language instruction)
the linguistic research and development of Singapore Sign Language. She has taught Singapore Sign Language in various capacities over the years. In 2014...
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additional languages, heritage languages, languages in the religious domain, English as a lingua franca, and sign languages. The official language of Indonesia...
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Singapore Airlines (abbreviation: SIA or SQ) is the flag carrier of Singapore with its hub located at Changi Airport. Considered to be one of the world's...
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Gold 905 (category Use Singapore English from April 2018)
Gold 905 is an English-language radio station that broadcasts in Singapore. Owned by the state-owned broadcaster Mediacorp, it provides a classic hits...
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The signing of the Treaty of Singapore on 6 February 1819 is officially recognised as the founding of modern-day Singapore. The Treaty allowed the British...
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Singaporean Mandarin (redirect from Chinese (Singapore) language)
of Mandarin Chinese spoken natively in Singapore. Mandarin is one of the four official languages of Singapore along with English, Malay and Tamil. Singaporean...
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