Pintikunon: Ang kwento ni Perry McFairy: A short-feature film on swardspeak

Date of Publication

2010

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Communication Arts

Subject Categories

Communication

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Communication

Thesis Adviser

Elvin Valerio

Defense Panel Chair

Maria Angeli H. Diaz

Abstract/Summary

Gay lingo, or swardspeak, is mainly about resisting the dominant culture. In the Philippines it has been used since the 1950s. Several studies have outlined how it began as a secretive re-articulation of expression through mixing up the normal code of language in order for the gay community to talk about matters freely, on their own tongue. Today, swardspeak is one of the ways the Filipino gay community assert their identities. Familiar swardspeak words now pervade popular culture, like in television in turn gaining a place in the everyday conversations of homosexual Filipinos, as an item of fascination or for comedy. This, in turn, shows that swardspeak is not only used as a code in our modern culture by the homosexual community but also as a means of identifying themselves with one another and as a mode of self-expression.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU15609

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

39, [4], 24 leaves, 28 cm."

Keywords

Gays--Language; Language and languages--Sex differences; Gender identity--Social aspects; Feature films

Embargo Period

4-7-2021

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