| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 286 pages) : map. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Varieties of English around the world,
0172-7362. General series ;
v. 31
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Varieties of English around the world. General series ; v. 31.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages pages 267-277) and index. |
| Contents |
Filipino English and Taglish; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; Part A Taglish in the life cycle of English in the Philippines; Chapter 2 English comes to the Philippines, 1898-1935; Chapter 3 Nationalism and the rise of Tagalog, 1936-1973; Chapter 4 Bilingual education and the rise of Taglish, 1974-1998; Chapter 5 The Spanish overlay; Part B Social support for English after 100 years; Chapter 6 English teachers and the media in Metro Manila and the Visayas. |
| Summary |
English competes with Tagalog and Taglish, a mixture of English and Tagalog, for the affections of Filipinos. To understand the competing ideologies that underlie this switching between languages, this book looks at the language situation from multiple perspectives. Part A reviews the social and political forces that have propelled English through its life cycle in the Philippines from the 1898 arrival of Admiral Dewey to the 1998 election of Joseph Estrada. Part B looks at the social support for English in Metro Manila and the provinces with a focus on English teachers and their personal and. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- Philippines.
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English language. |
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Philippines. |
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English language -- Foreign elements -- Tagalog.
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English language -- Foreign elements -- Tagalog. |
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Tagalog language -- Influence on English.
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Tagalog language -- Influence on English. |
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Bilingualism -- Philippines.
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Bilingualism. |
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Philippines -- Languages.
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Language and languages. |
| Indexed Term |
Sprog Engelsk sprog. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Thompson, Roger M. Filipino English and Taglish. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2003 (DLC) 2003057797 |
| ISBN |
9789027296078 (electronic book) |
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9027296073 (electronic book) |
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9781588114075 |
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1588114074 |
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1588114074 |
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