Foregrounding Philippine Englishes in fostering linguistic equality

• Main Author: Canilao, Maria Luz Elena N
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: Philippine Englishes; unequal Englishes; World Englishes; linguistic insecurity; linguistic equality; English Language and Literature
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/english-faculty-pubs/13; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13488678.2020.1715575?journalCode=reng20
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This article supports the standpoint of Philippine Englishes (PhEs) and discusses the sociolinguistic hierarchy in the Philippines. Using the lens of unequal Englishes, the article examines the linguistic demarcations in basic education, the domain where PhE started to evolve. It presents glimpses o...