More Singapore residents identifying with English or Singlish, as mother tongue affinity falls: IPS survey

More Singaporeans using Singlish in their daily lives, including at work

More people in Singapore are using Singlish more frequently in everyday life, including at work.

Singlish use in Singapore workplaces increasingly accepted

A new study reveals more people in Singapore are using Singlish at work, reflecting a growing sense of national identity and cultural belonging. Read more at straitstimes.com.

More Singapore residents identifying with English or Singlish, as mother tongue affinity falls: IPS survey

The survey of 4,000 residents finds nearly half identified most with English or Singlish, up from one-third a decade ago.

Use Singlish at work? 'Can lah,' say more people in Singapore, according to study

SINGAPORE — More people in Singapore are using Singlish more frequently in everyday life, including at work, with 80 per cent of those who are younger saying they speak the colloquial language well.An increasing number also identify most with English or Singlish, while the proportion of people who identify most with their mother tongue or parents’ dialects has dropped, according to a new study by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS).In another …