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Kape, Ka-Paper 2018

Some notes on Porohanon, a Bisayan variety spoken in the Camotes islands, Cebu

October 25, 2018

The first Kape, Ka-Paper Brown Bag Session organized by the UP College of Social Sciences and Philosophy Graduate Students Association (UP CSSP GSA) was held on October 25, 2018 at the CSSP Faculty Lounge, Rm. 2134, Palma Hall Pavilion 2, University of the Philippines Diliman. I gave a talk on Porohanon (ISO 639-3 prh) while Prof. Aldrin P. Lee, PhD (UP Dept. of Linguistics) gave a talk on redressing linguicism in the Philippine context.

The event was promoted on the UP CSSP GSA Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/UPCSSPGSA/posts/326357904763348.

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2018 Linguistics Faculty Research Colloquium

Porohanon phonology: An acoustic description (2018 Linguistics Faculty Research Colloquium)

August 17, 2018

Members of the UP Department of Linguistics faculty who attended the 28th Southeast Asian Linguistics Society Conference also shared their studies in the Faculty Research Colloquium held August 17, 2018 at the Palma Hall Audio-visual Room (PH 207), University of the Philippines Diliman. This event was part of the Department's celebration of Linguistics Month 2018.

A write-up of the event (National language develops from existing RP languages) is available in the UPDate Diliman website: https://upd.edu.ph/national-language-develops-from-existing-rp-languages/?...

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Lakbay Linggwist 2018

Lakbay Linggwist 2018

February 19, 2018

I gave a talk introducing the discipline of linguistics to some senior high school students of the University of the Philippines Integrated School (UPIS), Diliman, Quezon City. Lakbay Linggwist is a senior high school caravan organized by the UP Samahang Linggwistika (UP SALIN).

This activity was also posted on the UP Dept. of Linguistics Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/UPLinguistics/posts/1830832376969571.

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Diachronies 2016

Diachronies: Three Studies on Philippine Culture History

November 23, 2016

Students of Linguistics 213 (Diachronic Linguistics) with Assoc. Prof. Jesus Federico Hernandez organized the public forum Diachronies: Three Studies on Philippine Culture History held in Palma Hall Rm. 400, University of the Philippines Diliman.

I presented my paper entitled Toward ethnodermatology: Reconstructing a proto-lexicon of indigenous Philippine skin terminologies.

My classmates also presented their own studies:

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Tagalog Dialectologies 2016

Tagalog Dialectologies

August 27, 2016

The UP Department of Linguistics in cooperation with the Lipunang Pangkasaysayan ng Morong (LIKAS Morong), Inc. organized a lecture-forum entitled Tagalog Dialectologies held at the Morong Town Museum, Comandancia, Brgy. San Jose, Morong, Rizal.

I presented my study on internal variation in Morong Tagalog intonation. Colleagues also presented their research on other Tagalog dialects:

Variations from Within: The Bulacan-Tagalog Dialect

Jay-Ar Igno

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