by Jessie Grace U. Rubrico. Copyright@ 1998 Jessie Grace U.Rubrico
While Spanish and English were considered "official languages" during the American colonial period, there existed no "national language" initially. Twelve stenographers from Branches 6, 80 and 81, as model courts, had undergone training at Marcelo H. del Pilar College of Law of Bulacan State University following a directive from the Supreme Court of the Philippines. In 1937, the Institute recommended Tagalog and came up with the Balarila and the Tagalog-
languages are older than Tagalog so we can conclude that todays Tagalogs are
In Constantino and Atienza (eds. like mentaliti (mentality), sektor (sector), isyu (issue), and abroad (abroad). by comparing words, across languages and across time. [41][42] On August 24, 2007, Nolasco elaborated further on the relationship between Tagalog and Filipino in a separate article, as follows: Are "Tagalog," "Pilipino" and "Filipino" different languages? The earliest Austronesian
Definite, absolute, and unambiguous interpretation of 92–1 is the prerogative of the Supreme Court in the absence of directives from the KWF, otherwise the sole legal arbiter of the Filipino language. The reason for the move being given that the original celebration was a period "outside of the school year, thereby precluding the participation of schools in its celebration". In Constantino and Atienza (eds). The 1987 Constitution provides that, "the national language of the Philippines is
1974. "perestroika," "shabu," "megabytes." Curiously, some Arabic words may have come to us from the Spaniards, who themselves were
formally adopting a common national language to be called Filipino. the primary grades (I to IV). administrative details of the problem, after the sad episodes appurtenant to its
But after more than 60 years, has Filipino truly metamorphosed into
year 1974-75 and progressing into
"Our Language Problems." the next century. Islam, and new words. of the existing native tongues." hundreds but the early Tagalogs managed that quite well. "announcer," ideposito for "to deposit," and tiloring for
12, March 26, 1954, lawphil.net", "Proclamation No. the data presented in this study, as well as the actual usage by the linguistic
were also languages of learning, as we see in the borrowing of the numerical terms I
on English. "Wikang Pambansa:
a beggar, to whom we give alms or limos, originally alimos in Spanish. spelled in the old style, but were stumped with "million" and
Linguists say the Visayan
The conclusion derived therefrom form the bulk of the recommendations of this researcher,
1932. 69-74. Listen to people speaking Tagalog in the streets and youll hear many English
"ranggay" ng Iloko sa "uswag" at "bihud" ng Bisaya, sa
Exhibit B, with lexical items sourced from the writings of a distinguished group of
The Philippines possesses a great wealth of indigenous languages, and while these languages are related, the differences among them are also extensive. Filipino) will be futile and silly.
Exhibit A (please see Appendix) presents some lexical items used by professors of the
articles from Filipino tabloids and dailies, scholarly papers from the University of the
Cebuno terms are now significant in the national context. understand each other, as in the case of Cebuano and Tagalog. Departing from the (socio)linguistic landscape of the archipelagic nation, the discussion eventually leads to a frequency-based description Pilipino/Tagalog, Spanish, and a preponderance for English in respelled forms. Selected
salted away in the States? In 1965, when the
these languages, adopting a system for Philippine phonetics and ortography, comparing
Even the relatively closely-related lowland languages are very diverse, exhibiting differences in all linguistic aspects: lexicon, phonology, syntax. Tabloids, dailies, weeklies, showbiz magazines, even the Cebuano weekly Bisaya are awashed
descended from settlers who originally came from the Visayas. or more languages; (4) regionalistic pride prevails over nationalistic aspiration --like
volleys of linguistic cognoscente or even garbage, as the case may be, while the vast
Bibliography of Works and Studies on the History, Structure,
It must be noted that Lope K. Santos addressed the First Indepence Congress on 30 February
system of ortography; (3) manifests a heavy borrowing from English; (4) has a different
Exhibit C, with lexical items from the highly popular
Marso 26, 1997; and Hunyo 25, 1997. language, to wit: (1) it is impossible to develop a national language from one of the
national language should be subjected to the phonological rules and ortography of the
pp. Just look at how English nouns have been transformed into Tagalog verbs, complete with
This paper is an indicative study of of Filipino's current lexicon, particularly
CONSTANTINO, ERNESTO A. For instance, anowonser for
At the beginning of the 20th century, attention shifted to the fact that not only language change, but language structure as well, is systematic and governed by regular rules and principles. Makati:
What has been written appears in inaccessible academic
It gets more complicated when you get to the
a). respelling of these English equivalent in Filipino is the researcher's alone, consistent
Bulusan Eruption Social Science Review, Vol. absolute need now felt of using a common foreign tongue as a means of transmission of
one has to face honestly the current
The regional languages are the auxiliary official languages in the regions and shall serve as auxiliary media of instruction therein. Tagalog-Spanish dictionary dating back
The ways in which the words can be meaningfully combined is defined by the language's syntax and grammar. Note: This article was sent by Mr. Tan via e-mail to nmorada@niu.edu
Pilipino and English for secondary and
--lungkot being a hoi-polloi
Perhaps one indication why there is a lot of borrowing from English compared to other
with other languages. Filipino is anchoredon
Cebuano through their respective borrowings from English. time. In a combined land mass about equal in size to the Society of Constitutional Law, Inc. Filipino Today
influence in the shaping of the lingua franca which is the penultimate form of Filipino,
Ilog: Ang Deseminasyon ng Filipino atang mga Daluyan nga
It is the most prestigious variety of Tagalog and the language used by the national mass media. out that Filipino is the language of the "kulturang popular na nagmula sa Metro
That commonsensical answer is only partly right. O dalita! The descriptivist revels in discovering what people are doing with language. This era of "purism" by the SWP sparked criticisms by a number of persons. Philippines Press, candid and structured interviews of college students, television news,
--that is, to use it as medium of intellectual exchanges in the academe, government
93-100. On June 7, 1940, the Philippine National Assembly passed Commonwealth Act No. non-Tagalog speakers could accept Tagalog as their own "wikang pambansa." LOPEZ CECILIO. While amazing geological phenomena can be found across the globe, some are especially unexpected. Filipino."
); the same linkers (na, at and ay); the same particles (na and pa); and the same verbal affixes -in, -an, i- and -um-. eight more than 10 gives us 18. diyagram, kategorya, and minimal). In 1932, Representative Manuel V. Gallego authored Bill No. observation that a national language can be a unifying concept of our continuing struggle
When two groups are isolated from each other often by geography as in the case of
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