"Uso pa ba ang OPM?”: A Semantic Analysis of Original Pilipino Music (OPM) Songs Preferred by Filipino Youth

• Main Authors: Lano, Erik Martin C., Chua, Venice Katy Y., Monsalud, Graciela B., Villaflor, Sophia Isabella D., Cortez, Romina Gracia C.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2023
• Subjects: Original Pilipino Music; lyrical analysis; Filipino youth; semantic analysis; Geoffrey Leech’s Semantic Theory
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2023/paper_lcs/2; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/conf_shsrescon/article/1789/viewcontent/PP_LCS_Lano_Chua_Monsalud_Villaflor___Erik_Martin_Lano.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Original Pilipino Music (OPM) has been significant to Filipino culture and society for years, reaching its peak at the height of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Its influence continues to cross borders globally and locally, echoing individual experiences, emotions, ideas, and alike. The popular music...