At its heart, the fervour around the Teochew-language film is not about disagreement with Singapore’s language policy. It is grief for a dying language, says NTU linguistics professor Tan Ying Ying. SINGAPORE: Why did a film from China, shot almost entirely in Teochew language on a modest budget with mostly non-professional actors, create such a storm in Singapore?  Tickets for the initial eight screenings of Dear You in Teochew were reportedly snapped up in under two hours. Days later, all 4,