tagalog slang

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Training Objective:

DESCRIBE the Tagalog Slang

TAGALOG SLANGTAGALOG SLANG

Enabling Objective:

DEFINE Tagalog Slang IDENTIFY the sources of Tagalog Slang

EXPLAIN the methods of re-shaping a word into slang

REFERENCES:REFERENCES: ARTICLE BY WILLIE J. UY ENTITLED THE NEW FILIPINO SLANG: UNDERSTANDING TAGLISH WHEN IN THE PHILIPPINES

HTTP://WWW.SEASITE.NIU.EDU/TAGALOG/HOWSLANGWORDS.HTM

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TAGALOG SLANGTAGALOG SLANG

is a word derived from a Tagalog word or from borrowing other languages, by giving new meanings to pre-existing word , by coining or creating original forms, or by using numbers as a kind of “in-group” codes

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1. LOAN WORDS

- borrowing from different languages

- significant changing of meaning or grammar

- renders these words rather unintelligible to native speakers of the language from where the word was borrowed

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1. LOAN WORDS

- Major sources of Tagalog Slang

a. English e. Visayan

b. Spanish f. Ilokano

c. Japanese g. Kapampangan

d. Chinese

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1. LOAN WORDS

- Examples:

a. Toxic - loaded with work

b. De Kahon – bookish

c. Tong - bribery ; illegal collections

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2. Attribution of new meaning to Tagalog words

- derived from the large collection of inherited vocabulary, but take on a major change in semantics

NEW MEANING OF TAGALOG WORDS

ASWANG

Slang for MOTHER –IN LAW

NEW MEANING OF TAGALOG WORDS

BAWANG

NEW MEANING OF TAGALOG WORDS

LUTO

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3. Coinage

- involves the creation of new words and are hardly recognizable even though they may be based at times on other words

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3. Coinage

Examples:

a. harurot - fast, speeding

b. palpak - failure or failed attempt

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4. Numbers

based on the use of numbers in various innovative ways

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4. Numbers

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METHODS OF RE-SHAPING METHODS OF RE-SHAPING WORDS INTO SLANGWORDS INTO SLANG

METHODS OF RE-SHAPING METHODS OF RE-SHAPING WORDS INTO SLANGWORDS INTO SLANG

1. Word Play

basically involves the re-ordering of sounds

done through dropping or adding sounds or syllables to the words from any language

METHODS OF RE-SHAPING METHODS OF RE-SHAPING WORDS INTO SLANGWORDS INTO SLANG

1. Word Play

Example:

Bayawak - brother-in-law

from Tagalog bayaw = brother-in-law, Tagalog bayawak = monitor lizard)

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2. Metathesis

process of slang derivation pertains to the switching of sounds within a word

either through inversion of syllables or by a complicated re-arrangement of the letters. 

METHODS OF RE-SHAPING METHODS OF RE-SHAPING WORDS INTO SLANGWORDS INTO SLANG

2. Metathesis

Syllable switching examples:

ASTIG = tough, unfeeling (from matigas, hard)BIGTU= water (from Tagalog tubig, water)TOMGU = hungry (from gutom, hungry)

METHODS OF RE-SHAPING METHODS OF RE-SHAPING WORDS INTO SLANGWORDS INTO SLANG

2. Metathesis

Full reversal

adnagam = beautiful (from Tagalog maganda,

beautiful)

METHODS OF RE-SHAPING METHODS OF RE-SHAPING WORDS INTO SLANGWORDS INTO SLANG

3. Reduction

involves the shortening or truncation of words

Examples:amboy syano kano

METHODS OF RE-SHAPING METHODS OF RE-SHAPING WORDS INTO SLANGWORDS INTO SLANG

4. Abbreviations or Acronyms

understood only by an "insider" in a group.  Examples:

a. AIDSb. HIVc. KGB

METHODS OF RE-SHAPING METHODS OF RE-SHAPING WORDS INTO SLANGWORDS INTO SLANG

5. "Mix-Mix"

involves the blending of two or more languages within a given word, phrase or sentence.

Examples:a. “Anong say mo?”b. “Baw lang”

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SUMMARY AND REVIEW:

DEFINE Tagalog Slang IDENTIFY the sources of Tagalog Slang EXPLAIN the methods of re-shaping a word into

slang

Questions?Questions?

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