More than words: A documentation and a morphological analysis of an indigenous language in the Philippines

Evalyn Bonquin ABİOG; Rowena DAVİD

doi:https://doi.org/10.17263/jlls.850999

Makale detayları

More than words: A documentation and a morphological analysis of an indigenous language in the Philippines

Yazarlar:

Evalyn Bonquin ABİOG | Rowena DAVİD

Yayıncı:

Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies 2020 Vol.16 Issue 4, pp.1774-1783

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000769335

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

pISSN:

1305-578X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17263/jlls.850999

Özet:

 

More than words are stories to be told. Stories tell a lot about people’s thoughts, experiences, and practices which in turn speak about people’s language, identity, and cultural heritage. The present study deals with the documentation and analysis of Mag-Antsi, the native language of Ayta Mag-Antsi indigenous people in the Philippines. With the aging population as its remaining speakers, Mag-Antsi is far from being sustainable. Using in-depth interviews, Ayta beliefs, practices, and traditions were documented and a word list of 376 Mag-Antsi words with varied lexical categories was constructed. A morphological analysis of Mag-Antsi was done to capture the grammatical structure of Mag-Antsi words in the oral narratives.  Ten cultural short stories were also developed from the oral narratives to document and preserve the distinct culture of Ayta Mag-Antsi. This study found that the morphological structure of Mag-Antsi language has some similarities with Filipino which is marked by inflections and a unique orthography. This study also shows practical implications to the use of mother tongue in the academic setting and to language preservation.

Makale detayları

More than words: A documentation and a morphological analysis of an indigenous language in the Philippines

Yazarlar: Evalyn Bonquin ABİOG | Rowena DAVİD

Yayıncı: Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar: Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi: Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies 2020 Vol.16 Issue 4, pp.1774-1783

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2020

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000769335

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

pISSN: 1305-578X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17263/jlls.850999

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Evalyn Bonquin ABİOG | Rowena DAVİD

Yayıncı:

Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies 2020 Vol.16 Issue 4, pp.1774-1783

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000769335

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

pISSN:

1305-578X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17263/jlls.850999