00:00Singapore's dialect policy is being further relaxed.
00:02Singapore Prime Minister Huang Xun Cai
00:04Recently announced in his National Day speech
00:07Relaxing restrictions on the screening of films in dialects in theaters
00:10And the removal of dialect restrictions on pay-TV content
00:14They were the ones who vigorously suppressed dialects back then.
00:16Now it's them who want to save dialects.
00:19Recent discussions in Singapore surrounding dialects
00:22The movie is inseparable from the invitation letter for Grandma.
00:24Huang Xuncai also stated in his speech
00:27When I watch the Chaozhou-style version of the movie
00:29It felt especially warm and welcoming.
00:31There was one sentence I understood.
00:34That's what Grandma said.
00:36One should be kind and righteous.
00:39Being a person means being heartless and ungrateful.
00:44This sentence is said in dialect
00:46It just feels different.
00:48More friendly
00:51Many people believe that dialects are our precious cultural heritage.
00:54It is worth cherishing and passing on.
00:57Love Letters to Grandma
00:58Definitely one of the phenomenal films of the year
01:01When it was released in Singapore this June
01:03Because the first round only had eight performances of the original Chaozhou-style audio version.
01:07As a result, all 4,800 tickets were snapped up within two hours.
01:12As a result, the market sold out very quickly.
01:14As a result, some Singaporean viewers traveled all the way to Johor Bahru to watch the tide.
01:19State-based version
01:20This has also sparked heated debate across various sectors in Singapore.
01:23In today's multicultural world, is this linguistic red line no longer appropriate?
01:29What's up?
01:30Let's rewind to 1979.
01:32Then-Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew actively promoted the Speak Mandarin Campaign
01:50The official statement is
01:51The Chinese in Singapore at that time came from
01:54Different government agencies in Fujian, Chaozhou, Guangdong, Hainan, etc.
01:57Ineffective communication between dialects
02:00Lee Kuan Yew believed that for most people
02:02The burden of mastering English, Mandarin, and dialects simultaneously is too heavy.
02:07Therefore, English was chosen as the common language for all ethnic groups.
02:10Chinese language serves as a communication bridge within the Chinese community.
02:19Thus, driven by a series of policies
02:23Dialects are gradually disappearing in public spaces
02:26How effective has the policy been?
02:27Let's look at the data.
02:281980
02:29The most commonly spoken language in Singaporean Chinese families
02:3281.4% are dialects.
02:35Bringing on to 2025
02:36Of Singapore's total population
02:39The proportion of people using dialects to communicate at home
02:41The figure has fallen to 4.9%, below even 5%.
02:46And ultimately, it truly replaced dialects.
02:48It has become the primary language in most households.
02:51It's not Chinese but English.
02:53English is now the first language in Singapore.
02:56Will Singaporeans gradually lose their cultural roots?
02:59The original advantage of bilingualism is gone.
03:01Hua Yucai also spoke candidly during his speech.
03:04Faced with such changes
03:05People will inevitably worry
03:06He emphasized
03:07The Singapore government is also paying close attention to this trend.
03:10And called for the inheritance of speechless words.
03:12Preserving the essence of Asian society
03:14We must never become a monolingual society.
03:17The Singapore government has now relaxed the restrictions.
03:19Screening space for dialect films
03:21But for a language to truly become popular
03:23It's definitely not just about movie theaters.
03:25Also check if anyone in the family has mentioned it.
03:27Did the parents pay?
03:28And whether the next generation is still willing to speak up.
03:30What do you think of Singapore's system?
03:32Are outdated methods feasible?
03:34If it were the Malay Chinese community
03:36So what should we do?
03:37Do you still use dialects extensively in your daily life?
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