Assoc Prof Tan Ying Ying Shares Observations About Dialect Learning Amongst Youths in Singapore Amidst Dear You Public Interest.

Associate Professor Tan Ying Ying was featured in a BBC News report discussing the renewed public interest in Chinese dialects in Singapore sparked by the Teochew-language film Dear You. Drawing on her expertise in Chinese dialects and sociolinguistics, she observed that while more young people may be motivated to learn dialects, sustaining them will remain a challenge if they are no longer used in everyday communication. She also suggested that the public response to the film reflects a broader sense of loss over Singapore's linguistic heritage, describing the reaction as "like grieving a loss" as communities confront the gradual decline of dialect use across generations.

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