Linguistic Society of the Philippines

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Linguistic Society of the Philippines
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Formation1969;50 years ago (1969)
TypeScientific institute
PurposeResearch in Philippine languages, linguistics and language education
Headquarters De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines
Key people
Bonifacio P. Sibayan (co-founder)
Ernesto Constantino (co-founder)
Parent organization
Philippine Social Science Council
Affiliations SIL International
Website ‹See Tfd› (in English)

The Linguistic Society of the Philippines, Inc. (or LSP) is a learned society for linguists and language educators based in Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1969 primarily to rally for increased domestic research work on Philippine languages. The organization currently hosts and co-hosts local and international conferences and three memorial lectures. The LSP also publishes its own international peer-reviewed scholarly journal entitled the Philippine Journal of Linguistics (PJL). [1]

A learned society is an organisation that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and science. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honour conferred by election.

Manila Capital / Highly Urbanized City in National Capital Region, Philippines

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Among notable people involved with the organization were linguists David Zorc and Lawrence Reid [2] and former Department of Education, Culture and Sports secretary Andrew Gonzalez. For years, the LSP has also been an active partner of SIL International, known publisher of the Ethnologue. [3] [4]

Department of Education (Philippines) Philippine government department

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Andrew Gonzalez Filipino Christian Brother and university president

Brother Andrew Benjamin Gonzalez, F.S.C., was a Filipino linguist, writer, educator, and a De La Salle Brother. He served as president of De La Salle University from 1979 to 1991 and from 1994 to 1998. From 1998 to 2001 he served as Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports under the presidency of Joseph Estrada. After his term ended, he returned to De La Salle University as Vice President for Academics and Research from 2001 to 2003 and as Presidential Adviser for Academics and Research from 2003 to 2005.

SIL International non-profit organization to study, develop and document languages

SIL International is a U.S.-based, worldwide, Christian non-profit organization, whose main purpose is to study, develop and document languages, especially those that are lesser-known, in order to expand linguistic knowledge, promote literacy, translate the Christian Bible into local languages, and aid minority language development.

History

The organization was the brainchild of Dr. Bonifacio Sibayan of the Philippine Normal College (now a university) and Dr. Ernesto Constantino of the University of the Philippines, two linguists who were working on their respective research projects in the Pacific and Asian Languages Institute of the University of Hawaii in 1968. Far away from home and very conscious of the linguistic work going on in the US, they had several discussions on the need for an organization of linguists that would do research and write on Philippine languages. The Linguistic Society of the Philippines (popularly known as the LSP) was formally organized in school year 1969-1970, with Teodoro Llamzon (Ateneo de Manila) as president, Bonifacio Sibayan (PNC) as vice-president, Edilberto Dagot (PNC) as secretary, and Fe Otanes (PNC) as treasurer.

Philippine Normal University Normal school in Manila, Philippines

The Philippine Normal University (PNU) is a public research university in Manila, Philippines established during the early days of American colonial rule. Pursuant to Republic Act No. 9647, it is now funded and operated as a National Center for Teacher Education.

University of the Philippines national university of the Philippines

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Research

Beginning from research on Philippine languages, the LSP has expanded its scope of research. The organization accommodates various studies related to linguistics and language education such as:

Comparative linguistics is a branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages to establish their historical relatedness.

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  1. to describe and account for observed changes in particular languages
  2. to reconstruct the pre-history of languages and to determine their relatedness, grouping them into language families
  3. to develop general theories about how and why language changes
  4. to describe the history of speech communities
  5. to study the history of words, i.e. etymology

Sociolinguistics is the descriptive study of the effect of any and all aspects of society, including cultural norms, expectations, and context, on the way language is used, and society's effect on language. It differs from sociology of language, which focuses on the effect of language on society. Sociolinguistics overlaps considerably with pragmatics. It is historically closely related to linguistic anthropology, and the distinction between the two fields has been questioned.

Organization

From 2015 to 2018, the LSP is handled by a group of elected scholars and academicians from various institutions in the Philippines. [6]

Officers

PositionNameInstitution
PresidentShirley N. Dita De La Salle University
Vice PresidentArwin M. Vibar University of Asia and the Pacific
SecretaryMarianne Rachel G. Perfecto Ateneo de Manila University
TreasurerCamilla J. Vizconde University of Santo Tomas
Immediate PresidentRochelle G. Lucas De La Salle University

Board of Directors

PositionNameInstitution
Director for MembershipArceli M. Amarles Philippine Normal University
Director for Research and Special ProjectsMarlina L. Lino Mariano Marcos State University
Director for Public Relations and LinkagesMa. Milagros C. Laurel University of the Philippines - Diliman
Director for PublicationsPriscilla T. Cruz Ateneo de Manila University
Director for ConferencesAlejandro S. Bernardo University of Santo Tomas
Director for Professional MeetingsPaulina M. Gocheco De La Salle University
Director for TrainingJason T. Griffiths SIL International

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References

  1. ↑ Linguistic Society of the Philippines, Inc. "Philippine Journal of Linguistics".
  2. ↑ Lawrence Reid. "Publications".
  3. ↑ Domini M. Torrevillas (21 May 2013). "SIL turns 60". Philstar. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Domini M. Torrevillas (11 March 2003). "Summer Institute of Linguistics on its 50th year". Philstar. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Linguistic Society of the Philippines, Inc. "History".
  6. ↑ Linguistic Society of the Philippines, Inc. "Structure".
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