SPANISH IN THE PHILIPPINES TODAY: THEMES AND LINGUISTIC FEATURES IN FACEBOOK GROUPS

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  • Claudia Pattanaro Universidad de Córdoba, España

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/Normas.v13i1.27693

Keywords:

Spanish language, Philippines, social networks, users, Facebook groups

Abstract

This article presents the results of a study of Spanish in the Philippines today through the analysis of Facebook groups. The idea for the study arises from the need to address the lack of up-to-date sociolinguistic data on the presence of Spanish in a country where the language was, but is no longer, official. In an ever-connected Philippines, Facebook, the most popular social network, has served as a source of first-hand information to understand the extent to which Spanish is still part of the national linguistic heritage. The study focuses on twenty Facebook groups, and, for each group, a linguistic and content analysis of the name and the description was carried out. The results of this analysis have made it possible to draw some first conclusions on the themes and linguistic features that characterise the use of Spanish in the Philippines today.

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Author Biography

Claudia Pattanaro, Universidad de Córdoba, España

Claudia se licenció en Lenguas y Literaturas en la Universidad Ca' Foscari de Venecia (Italia) y se especializó en Lenguas para la Comunicación Internacional en la Universidad de Udine (Italia). Durante sus estudios, participó en un programa de intercambio Erasmus en la Universidad de Valladolid (España), donde tuvo la posibilidad de profundizar sus conocimientos de la lengua española. Actualmente, Claudia es doctoranda en el programa de Lenguas y Culturas de la Universidad de Córdoba (España). Sus intereses académicos incluyen la sociolingüística y la lengua española en el mundo, y su investigación se centra en la presencia y relevancia del español en la Filipinas contemporánea. Claudia ha participado en varias conferencias académicas y es miembro de la Asociación Internacional para el Estudio del Español en la Sociedad (EES). 

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Published

2023-12-04

How to Cite

Pattanaro, C. (2023). SPANISH IN THE PHILIPPINES TODAY: THEMES AND LINGUISTIC FEATURES IN FACEBOOK GROUPS. Normas, 13(1), 112–127. https://doi.org/10.7203/Normas.v13i1.27693
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Vol. 13 No. 1 (2023)

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