{"product_id":"philippine-english-von-margarete-misch","title":"Philippine English","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Didactics - English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 2,0, Martin Luther University, course: Postcolonial English, language: English, abstract: The spread of English around the world has offered us a diverse range of varieties of English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin the framework of Postcolonial English varieties, I have investigated the Philippine variety of English, which was a result of and emerged from its colonial background. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Braj Kachrüs model of World English dialects, Philippine English belongs to what are called the ¿outer circle¿ countries and is used in the major institutions as a legacy of colonisation.  As a result, English has a great historical importance and serves as a lingua franca between the different ethnic and language groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo fully understand the make-up of Philippine English, we need to take a look at the derivation and spread of the language. Aside from introducing general facts about the country, I will examine the origins of the language and the arrival of English in Philippine history. Furthermore, I will briefly explore the present-day language situation, especially the different local languages and the code-switching or code-mixing between the two official languages Filipino and English. By looking at the characteristic features of Philippine English, I want to show the general, phonological, morpho-syntactical and lexical differences from General American English. Finally, I want to discuss the significance of Philippine English for a teacher of foreign languages and to draw conclusions regarding the impact of English on the Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII. Basic facts \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Philippines are located in Southeast Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam. The land has an area of 298,170 km² and is slightly larger than Arizona. The Philippines consist of 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, of which only eleven are bigger than 2500 km². The biggest islands are: Luzon, Mindanao, Samar, Negros, Cebu, Leyte, Mindoro, Panay and Palawan. Only 1000 islands are bigger than 1 km². An estimated population of 91,077,287 (July 2007) lives in the Philippines. The capital of the Philippines is Manila and the largest town is Quezon City. Religious affiliations include Roman Catholic 80.9%, Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6% and none 0.1% (2000 census). In addition to a mixture of religions there are also several languages. The two official languages are Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English, but about 180 languages and dialects exist on the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783640141142\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783640141142","offer_id":39440860315741,"sku":"9783640141142","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/6b9f6351-5bac-4382-b17d-3d27cc9f4acc.jpg?v=1777613261","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/philippine-english-von-margarete-misch","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}