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The level tone in Singapore English

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Christine C. M. Goh
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Abstract

An examination of a distinctive intonation pattern in the English of Singapore

Type
Research Article
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English Today , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , January 1998 , pp. 50 - 53
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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