AND OTHER REGIONAL LANGUAGES IN THE PHILIPPINES Clesencio B. Rambaud Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp., Intramuros, Manila clesrambaud@yahoo.com Paper read at the 18th World Congress Shanghai International Convention Center, Shanghai, China Agosto 4-7, 2008 Abstract The Philippines initiated a move to develop a common language to...

(Basaentayo man ti essay ni Dr. Ricardo Ma. Duran Nolasco, faculty iti University of the Philippines ken nagpaay a Komisioner ti Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, maipanggep iti Tagalog, Pilipino wenno Filipino. Agsasabali kadi dagitoy a lengguage wenno maymaysa laeng a lengguahe nga agpampammarang nga agsasabali babaen iti panagaram...

Every serious writer dreams of writing not only for his people but also for the whole world. He dreams of transcending the language barrier and holding the attention of the world if only for a moment. To do so, however, he must first write for his own people and consider them his whole world. Indeed, [...]...

Ania kadi ti umno a panangisurat kadagiti Iluko/Ilokano a balikas? Daytoy ti maysa kadagiti saludsodtayo no kasta a panggepentayo ti agsurat iti bukodtayo a dila.   Daytoy a saludsod ket saklawen ti ortograpiya Ilokano, nga agpapan ita, ket saan pay a makuna a naan-anay a nalimpio. Ta adda sabali a kapanunotan maipanggep iti pa...

Throughout the course of history, the Philippine national language changed its identity, not just once but twice. Originally, it was called “Tagalog.” Then it was renamed “Pilipino.” Now it is known as “Filipino.” But why the name change? What was achieved by this “name game”? To answer these questions, let us e...