Lexical patterns in the early 21st century Philippine English writing

• Main Authors: Dimaculangan, Nimfa G., Gustilo, Leah E.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2017
• Subjects: English language—Philippines; English language—Philippines > Word formation; Lexicology; English Language and Literature
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3055
• Institution: De La Salle University

This paper argues that the Philippine English (PhilE) lexicon is growing and merits continual attention. Notable examples of linguistically acceptable neologisms in Philippine English that deserve recognition include: writeshop, probably coined in analogy with workshop, and used to mean a practical...