Tan Chee Lay

Deputy Head, Asian Languages and Cultures Academic Group, National Institute of Education

Associate Professor Tan Chee Lay is the deputy head of Asian Languages and Cultures Academic Group at the National Institute of Education, National Technological University. He is also the principal investigator of the Singaporean Mandarin Database.

A mural in Chinatown depicting a letter writer. (SPH Media)
Culture

Singaporean Mandarin Database: Recognising the uniqueness of the Singaporean Chinese identity

By Tan Chee Lay 25 Nov 2022
Associate Professor Tan Chee Lay, principal investigator of the Singaporean Mandarin Database, shares some interesting Singaporean Mandarin phrases and says it is time that we recognise our Chinese linguistic features as part of the Singaporean Chinese identity formed in a multicultural social setting.