Philippine English (1992)

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Document Type

Book Chapter

First Page

88

Last Page

92

Publication Date

1996

Place of Publication

Manila, Philippines

Publisher

De La Salle University Press, Inc.

Abstract

Philippine English is the English language as used in the Philippines. The 1980 census counted the number of Filipinos with some competence in English as around 65%: some 35 million people. Ability ranges from a smattering of words and phrases through passive comprehension to near-native mastery.

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Disciplines

Anthropological Linguistics and Sociolinguistics | Linguistics

Keywords

Sociolinguistics; English language—Variation—Philippines

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