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MODULE 1: LANGUAGES IN THE which is derived from dialegesthai

PHILIPPINES: AN OVERVIEW “to discourse, talk.” A dialect is


chiefly distinguished from other
Lesson 1: Linguistic Rights and the
dialects of the same language by
Philippine Language Situation
features of linguistic structure—i.e.,
Learning Outcomes: grammar (specifically morphology and
syntax) and vocabulary.
At the end of this modules, the students are
expected to: Let’s delve deeper…

a. Talk about languages in the Language data for the Philippines


Philippines; and
There are over 120 languages spoken in the
b. React on issues regarding current Philippines. Filipino, the standardized form of
linguistic situations in the Philippines. Tagalog, is the national language and used in
formal education throughout the country.
Filipino and English are both official
Introduction languages and English is commonly used by
the government. Filipino Sign Language is
The Philippines is the third largest English- the official sign language. The maps,
speaking country in the world. About 70 to documents, and datasets below provide
75 aboriginal languages of the Philippine information about languages spoken
Islands. They belong to the Indonesian throughout the country.
branch of the Austronesian family and are
subdivided into two main subgroups—the
central (or Mesophilippine) division and the
northern (or Cordilleran) division—with a
number of other member languages forming
smaller groups or remaining unclassified.
Let’s define…
 Language, a system of conventional
spoken, manual (signed), or written
symbols by means of which human
beings, as members of a social group
and participants in its culture, express
themselves. The functions of language
include communication, the
expression of identity, play,
imaginative expression, and emotional
release.
 Dialect, a variety of a language that
signals where a person comes from.
The notion is usually interpreted
geographically (regional dialect), but it
also has some application in relation
to a person’s social background (class
dialect) or occupation (occupational
dialect).
 The word dialect comes from the
Ancient Greek dialektos
“discourse, language, dialect,”

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