{"product_id":"jiak-ba-beh-a-taste-of-singaporean-hokkien-an-introduction-to-spoken-singaporean-hokkien-paperback","title":"Jiak Ba Beh? A Taste of Singaporean Hokkien: An Introduction to Spoken Singaporean Hokkien - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZara Anjali Child\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJiǎk  bà beh?\u003c\/i\u003e Have you eaten yet? This once common Hokkien greeting among family and friends in Singapore is now rarely heard. Speakers of this this Chinese dialect-which some linguists consider a separate language language-are now far and few between. Over the past 40 years, English and Mandarin have become the most widely spoken languages in the city-state of Singapore. Resources for learning this language are practically nonexistent and generally are not friendly for English speakers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJiǎk  Bà Beh? A Taste of Singaporean Hokkien\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is an introductory guide to spoken Singaporean Hokkien developed for people familiar with pinyin, the most widely used romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. By making Singaporean Hokkien learning resources more accessible, the author hopes to help preserve this dialect, which she, like some linguists, considers a language.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 44\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.11 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748666769696,"sku":"9798218258061","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9180de9177ddd5bfed1935a05cb5538a.webp?v=1779913440","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/jiak-ba-beh-a-taste-of-singaporean-hokkien-an-introduction-to-spoken-singaporean-hokkien-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}