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Research Activities in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

October 2, 2023

I attended the Third Critical Island Studies Conference with the theme "Islands and Commodities" last 2 October 2023 at the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada at Yogyakarta, Indonesia. More information on the conference may be found in their official website: https://cis.fib.ugm.ac.id/ugmcon/.

It was held back to back with the 11th Literary Studies Conference with the theme "Geopolitics & Literature: Reimagining The Past, Present, & Future" from 3-4 October 2023 at Universitas Sanata Dharma in the same city. In this conference, I presented my paper...

Plenary on Historical Linguistics in the Philippines at 15PLC

August 23, 2023

The 15th Philippine Linguistics Congress (15PLC) was held from 23-25 August 2023 at the NISMED Auditorium, University of the Philippines Diliman. Maria Kristina S. Gallego, Honeylet Dumoran, and myself gave a plenary lecture titled Philippine historical and comparative linguistics from below on the first day of the conference. More details on the conference can be found in the official website https://15plc.webflow.io/.

Featured Paper at LSPIC2023

April 29, 2023

My paper titled The Constantino-Cubar Dissensus and Philippine Language Description was tagged as a featured paper at the 5th Linguistic Society International Conference (LSPIC) held from 27-29 April 2023 at the Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology. The full manuscript can be accessed here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374909366_The_Constantino-Cubar_Dissensus_and_Philippine_Language_Description.

Photo (c) Aldrin P. Lee

E. Arsenio Manuel Best Student Paper Award

October 28, 2022

My paper titled "Porohanon as an island language" won the E. Arsenio Manuel Best Student Paper Award in the 44th Ugnayang Pang-Aghamtao, Inc. (UGAT) Conference held in Marinduque State College from 26-28 October, 2022. The award is named after Esperidion Arsenio Manuel, a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of the Philippines. Dr. Manuel studied and trained in antrhopology at the University of the Philippines and University of Chicago. He is dubbed as the "Dean of Filipino Anthropology" and "Father of Philippine Folklore" due to his rigorous and... Read more about E. Arsenio Manuel Best Student Paper Award

Pasinatì: Pagsasanay sa Wika, Teorya, at Metodolohiya

October 15, 2022

Naimbitahan akong maging tagapanayam at facilitator sa aktibidad ng Sentro ng Wikang Filipino - Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman (SWF-UPD) na Pasinatì: Pagsasanay sa Wika, Teorya, at Metodolohiya. Ang partikular na tema ng workshop na ito ay ... Read more about Pasinatì: Pagsasanay sa Wika, Teorya, at Metodolohiya

Pambansang Wika: Para sa bansa, para sa lahat?

September 9, 2022

Naimbitahan ako ng Culture Talks PH na makilahok sa isang talakayan sa Twitter Space tungkol sa pambansang wika at ang mga naging/nagiging epekto nito sa isang multilingguwal at multikultural na bansa kagaya ng Pilipinas. Kasama ko sina Monica F. A. W. Santos at Reginaldo Cruz ng Departamento ng Antropolohiya, Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman at Jecon Dreisbach ng De La Salle University at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Maaaring makita ang live tweets tungkol sa sesyon sa https://twitter.com/CultureTalksPH. Read more about Pambansang Wika: Para sa bansa, para sa lahat?

Wikang Filipino, Wikang Inklusibo? (Baka Naman Pwede)

August 25, 2022

Naimbitahan akong maging panauhin sa programang "Baka Naman Pwede" ng Institute of Philippine Culture-Ateneo de Manila University na binrodkast sa Radyo Katipunan 87.9 FM. Kasama si Kat. Prop. Monica Fides Amada W. Santos ng Departamento ng Antropolohiya, tinalakay namin ang paksang "Wikang Filipino, Wikang Inklusibo?" Nagsilbing tagapagpadaloy ng programa si Prop. Ariel A. Diccion ng Kagawaran ng Filipino, Pamantasang Ateneo de Manila. Mapapanood ang programang ito sa sumusunod na link: https://www.facebook.com/AteneoIPC/videos/1812928815728523. Read more about Wikang Filipino, Wikang Inklusibo? (Baka Naman Pwede)

TAMBALAN 2022: Pagtatampok ng mga Teknolohiya para sa Saliksik-Wika

May 7, 2022

Naimbitahan akong magbahagi sa online event na TAMBALAN 2022: Pagtatampok ng mga Teknolohiya para sa Saliksik-Wika na inorganisa ng Kagawaran ng Filipino, Kolehiyo ng Edukasyon, Samahan ng mga mga Nagpapakadalubhasa sa Filipino at Kapisanan ng mga Mag-aaral sa Filipino sa Rizal Technological University. Tinalakay ko ang paggamit ng mga computer software na Praat Speech Analyzer at JPlot Formants at ang kanilang mga potensiyal na aplikasyon sa lingguwistikong pananaliksik.

ALAC IntFest 2022

February 9, 2022

I was invited to speak at Ateneo Lingua Ars Cultura (ALAC)'s annual event called International Festival or IntFest. 2022's theme is ARCANUM "celebrating the mystic universe of spiritual wisdom and traditions from all over the earth". I gave a talk on the typological features of Philippine languages and how scholars have analyzed them since the early 20th century. You can know more about ALAC's... Read more about ALAC IntFest 2022

Unang Kadunong Lecture ng UP CSSP Folklore Studies Program

October 29, 2021

Idinaos noong Biyernes, 29 Oktubre, 2021 ang kauna-unahang Kadunong Lecture ng UP CSSP Folklore Studies Program na pinamagatang "Todos Los Santos: Rituals of Remembrance". Nagbahagi ng kanilang mga pananaliksik sina Prop. Grace Barretto-Tesoro, PhD ng UP Archaeological Studies Program at Prop. Noreen H. Sapalo ng UP Department of Anthropology. Kami naman ni G. EJ Bolata ng Departamento ng Kasaysayan ang nagsilbing tagapagpadaloy ng programa sa hapong iyon. Mapapanood ang recording ng sesyon sa https://www.facebook.com/UPFolkloreStudiesProgram/videos/1348935302224636. Read more about Unang Kadunong Lecture ng UP CSSP Folklore Studies Program

Vincent Christopher A. Santiago

Assistant Professor