Lexicography and The Description of Philippine English Vocabulary

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Lexicography and the description of Philippine English

vocabulary
Kingsley Bolton and Susan Butler
in Philippine English: Linguistic and Literary

Published in print: 2008 Published Online:
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
September 2011
DOI: 10.5790/
ISBN: 9789622099470 eISBN: 9789882207264 hongkong/9789622099470.003.0010
Item type: chapter
This chapter considers a range of issues related to the study of Philippine

English vocabulary, including the importance of dictionaries in the
legitimation of world Englishes, the description of lexical innovations,
and the historical development and codification of the Philippine English
lexicon. Philippine English has a distinctive localized vocabulary which
finds expression in a range of settings, including government, education,
and the media, as well as the personal domain. Recent attempts to
promote dictionaries with a more authentic coverage of contemporary
Philippine English vocabulary have been well-received, but have failed
to gain a wide following. This chapter suggests that this failure may
in part be explained by the broader history of the lexicography of
Philippine languages, which dates from the sixteenth century, as well as
a consideration of the sociolinguistic realities.
English-language media in the Philippines: Description and

research
Danilo T. Dayag

September 2011
DOI: 10.5790/
Item type: chapter
This chapter examines the state of the English-language media in the

Philippines, focusing on both broadcast (television and radio) and print
(newspapers and magazines) media. It also assesses the role that the
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media have played in the development of the Philippine English lexicon,

and surveys current research trends in this field.
A favorable climate and soil: A transplanted language and

literature
Andrew Gonzalez FSC

September 2011
DOI: 10.5790/
Item type: chapter
This chapter traces the beginnings of the English language in the

Philippines. Soon after the occupation of the Philippines by the United
States in 1898, it was spoken, based on the census of 1918, by an
educated elite of 896,358 out of 10.3 million people in the islands,
undoubtedly with various levels of competence. The chapter also
suggests that the English language had found a favorable climate and
soil for transplantation in the Philippines. From the first two decades of
the English language, a transplanted variety of Philippine English was
born, with its distinctive pronunciation and style of academic writing.
Negotiating language: Postcolonialism and nationalism in

Philippine literature in English
Lily Rose Tope

September 2011
DOI: 10.5790/
Item type: chapter
This chapter examines the use of English in the production of

nationalistic works in Philippine literature. It also examines the position
of Filipino linguists toward the functionality of a Filipino or Philippine
English as a medium of communication, and most especially, of literary
expression. It shows how creative writers used English, especially the
non-standard kind, in the creation of language.
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A lectal description of the phonological features of Philippine

English
Ma. Lourdes G. Tayao

September 2011
DOI: 10.5790/
Item type: chapter
This chapter describes the phonology of Philippine English from a

sociolectal perspective. It presents results from a fieldwork study aimed
at determining the distinctive phonological features of the Philippine
English variety used by three groups of speakers: an acrolectal, a
mesolectal, and a basilectal group. It describes both the segmental and
the suprasegmental features of the variety spoken by each group and
suggests that further investigation of suprasegmental features of speech
should be conducted to include morphophonemic changes that appear as
a result of rapid speech.
World Englishes or worlds of English? Pitfalls of a postcolonial

discourse in Philippine English
T. Ruanni and F. Tupas

September 2011
DOI: 10.5790/
Item type: chapter
This chapter explores the ideological foundations of a particular

paradigm in the sociolinguistics of English, that of world Englishes (or
WE), within theoretical and political contexts. It demonstrates how WE,
with special reference to the case of Philippine English, is sustained by
a particular discourse of postcoloniality, one that is markedly postcolonial
in spirit and form but, on historical and sociopolitical grounds, is
ideologically conservative and dangerously complicit with recent ideas
and practices of neoliberal globalization, the source of hotly contested
debates because of its connection with rising global inequalities and
fundamentalisms.
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Investigating the grammatical features of Philippine English

Ma. Lourdes S. Bautista

September 2011
DOI: 10.5790/
Item type: chapter
This chapter investigates the grammatical features of Philippine English.

It validates the features already identified in previous studies by using
a concordancing program on the one-million word Philippine corpus, the
Philippine component of the International Corpus of English (ICE-PHI).
It aims to identify which grammatical features occur in ICE-PHI, and to
investigate their frequency of occurrence.
Philippine English : Linguistic and Literary

M. A. Lourdes S. Bautista and Kingsley Bolton (eds)

September 2011
DOI: 10.5790/
Item type: book
The volumes in this series set out to provide a contemporary record of

the spread and development of the English language in South, Southeast,
and East Asia from both linguistic and literary perspectives. The volumes
in this series reflect themes that cut across national boundaries,
including the study of language policies; globalization and linguistic
imperialism; English in the media; English in law, government, and
education; hybrid Englishes; and the bilingual creativity manifested
by the vibrant creative writing found in a swathe of Asian societies.
This book provides an overview and analysis of the role of English in
the Philippines, the factors that led to its spread and retention, and the
characteristics of Philippine English today.
Philippine English: Linguistic and literary perspectives

Kingsley Bolton and Ma. Lourdes S. Bautista
September 2011
DOI: 10.5790/
Item type: chapter
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This book presents the important aspects of Philippine English, from

both a linguistic and literary perspective. It considers some of the
sociolinguistic (i.e. historical, social, political, and linguistic) aspects that
have influenced the spread of the language, and the impact of historical,
social, and political factors in shaping English language and literature in
the Philippines.
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University Press Scholarship Online

You are looking at 1-9 of 9 items for: keywords : Philippine English

Lexicography and the description of Philippine English

in Philippine English: Linguistic and Literary

This chapter considers a range of issues related to the study of Philippine

English-language media in the Philippines: Description and

in Philippine English: Linguistic and Literary

This chapter examines the state of the English-language media in the

media have played in the development of the Philippine English lexicon,

A favorable climate and soil: A transplanted language and

in Philippine English: Linguistic and Literary

This chapter traces the beginnings of the English language in the

Negotiating language: Postcolonialism and nationalism in

in Philippine English: Linguistic and Literary

This chapter examines the use of English in the production of

A lectal description of the phonological features of Philippine

in Philippine English: Linguistic and Literary

This chapter describes the phonology of Philippine English from a

World Englishes or worlds of English? Pitfalls of a postcolonial

in Philippine English: Linguistic and Literary

This chapter explores the ideological foundations of a particular

Investigating the grammatical features of Philippine English

in Philippine English: Linguistic and Literary

This chapter investigates the grammatical features of Philippine English.

Philippine English : Linguistic and Literary

Published in print: 2008 Published Online:

The volumes in this series set out to provide a contemporary record of

Philippine English: Linguistic and literary perspectives

This book presents the important aspects of Philippine English, from

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