What Is Your Legacy? A Pilot Study of Naming Practices of Legacy Hawker Stalls in a Singaporean Hawker Center
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Singapore and Its Hawker Culture
1.2. A Brief History of Hawking in Singapore
1.3. Business Names
1.4. Hawker Stall Names as Business Names
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Overall Naming Practices
3.2. Naming Practices of “Legacy” Hawker Stalls
4. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Chinese | Malay | Indian | Others | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Food only | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
Drinks only | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Food and drinks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
Naming Practice | Count | Examples |
---|---|---|
Food only | 2 | Desserts Fins & Feathers |
Food and name | 14 | 178 Yi Qi Fa Econ Beehoon • Nasi Lemak Fu Shi (Traditional) Roasted • Wanton Mee Abang Teh Tarik Nasi Padang by Umi’s Spices Al-Hyzin Mee Delights Mutton Soup |
Food and place | 7 | Kopi Kiosk Whitley Road Big Prawn Noodle Amoy Street Lor Mee Rice Garden |
Food, name, and place | 5 | Mohamed Danish Prata Paradise Jin Kimchi Express @ Fernvale Tong Fong Fatt Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice |
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Lim, S.T.G.; Cacciafoco, F.P. What Is Your Legacy? A Pilot Study of Naming Practices of Legacy Hawker Stalls in a Singaporean Hawker Center. Soc. Sci. 2023, 12, 341. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12060341
Lim STG, Cacciafoco FP. What Is Your Legacy? A Pilot Study of Naming Practices of Legacy Hawker Stalls in a Singaporean Hawker Center. Social Sciences. 2023; 12(6):341. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12060341
Chicago/Turabian StyleLim, Shaun Tyan Gin, and Francesco Perono Cacciafoco. 2023. "What Is Your Legacy? A Pilot Study of Naming Practices of Legacy Hawker Stalls in a Singaporean Hawker Center" Social Sciences 12, no. 6: 341. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12060341