Wednesday, 27 November 2013

World English

KONGLISH is a combined form of Korean and English.

Phonological Variation
·  A typical phonological variation is speaking in more syllable-timed way, such as pronouncing ‘note’ as ‘noteu’.
·  In the Korean language, labio-dental and dental fricatives do not exist, therefore, in Konglish, speakers frequently replace fricatives with plosives, such as ‘dem’ instead of ‘them’.

Lexical Variation
·  Beoseu- Bus
·  Sentimiteo- Centimetre
·  Apateu- Apartment
·  Tim- Team
·  Naisseu-Nice
·  Bolpen- Ballpoint pen
·  Seuteureseu- Stress
·  Tibeu-i- TV

Grammatical Variation
·  Hardly any use of articles in Konglish due to articles not existing in the Korean language.


HINGLISH is a combined form of Hindi and English.
The words entered into Hinglish can take 2 forms; as an existing Indian language word being borrowed or as a translation of an Indian phrase or idea into English words.

Lexical Variation
·  airdash: going somewhere in a hurry
·  stadium: a bald man with a fringe of hair
·  pre-pone: the opposite of postpone, to bring something forward in time
·  co-brother: brother-in-law
·  glassy: wanting a drink
·  timepass: a distraction to pass the time
·  badmash: hooligan