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Tagalog
Tagalog or Tagal , dominant people of Luzon, the Philippines, and the second largest ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines. They number about 16 million. Most of the population is Christian. Tagalog, a Malayo-Polynesian language that had a written standard form before the coming of the Spanis... Read more
Leonard Bloomfield
Leonard Bloomfield 1887-1949, American linguist, b. Chicago. Bloomfield was professor at Ohio State Univ. (1921-27), at the Univ. of Chicago (1927-40), and at Yale (from 1940). His specialty for years was Germanic languages, especially in their comparative aspects. He became interested, however, in... Read more
Malayo-Polynesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages , sometimes also called Austronesian languages , family of languages estimated at from 300 to 500 tongues and understood by approximately 300 million people in Madagascar; the Malay Peninsula; Indonesia and New Guinea; the Philippines; Taiwan; the Melanesian, Micronesi... Read more
artificial languages
artificial languages languages that are invented by one or more human beings as opposed to languages that develop naturally among peoples. Examples of artificial languages are Volapük, Esperanto , and Ido . See international language . ... Read more
Gaelic
Gaelic , or Goidelic, group of languages belonging to the Celtic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. See Celtic languages ; Irish language . ... Read more
Goidelic
Goidelic , or Gaelic, group of languages belonging to the Celtic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. See Celtic languages ; Irish language . ... Read more
Iranian languages
Iranian languages group of languages belonging to the Indo-Iranian family of the Indo-European family of languages. See Indo-Iranian languages. ... Read more
universal language
universal language a language intended to further communication and goodwill among peoples speaking different languages without necessarily replacing their native tongues. See international language . ... Read more
Hamitic languages
Hamitic languages subfamily of the Hamito-Semitic family of languages, a now-abandoned system of classification for languages of N Africa and SW Asia. The Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, and (sometimes) Chadic languages were formerly classified as Hamitic languages. See Afroasiatic languages . ... Read more
Assamese
Assamese , language belonging to the Indic group of the Indo-Iranian subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. See Indo-Iranian languages. ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Tagalog language"

Tagalog language
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition see Malayo-Polynesian languages . Read more
TAGALOG
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language TAGALOG [Stress: ‘ta-GA-log’]. A Malayo-Polynesian language of the Philippines, one of the major indigenous languages, the mother tongue of some 10m Filipinos, and the basis of the official and national language referred to as both FILIPINO or Pilipino . See TAGLISH . Read more
Tagalog
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...million. Most of the population is Christian. Tagalog, a Malayo-Polynesian language that had a written standard form before the coming of the Spanish, is the legal national language of the Philippines, where it is called Pilipino... Read more
Malayo-Polynesian languages
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...four Malayo-Polynesian languages have official status in...and Pilipino (based on Tagalog), in the Philippines. These languages have come to be widely...which is based on the Malay language and is spoken natively...on Java; Sundanese, the language of 25 million, also on...on Bali; and ... Read more
Pilipino language
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition form of Tagalog used in the Philippines. See Malayo-Polynesian languages . Read more
Austronesian languages
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Austronesian languages ( Malayo-Polynesian ) Family that includes Malay, Indonesian, Tagalog, Malagasy, and numerous other languages spoken in Indonesia, the Philippines...on Guam), and the Polynesian languages, which include Maori, Tongan... Read more
Filipinos
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...POPULATION: 66 million LANGUAGE: Tagalog (national language); English; Cebuano...Philippines. The five languages with the greatest...of speakers are: Tagalog, the basis of Pilipino...promote the use of Tagalog as the national language. It is now called... Read more
CODE-MIXING AND CODE-SWITCHING
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language ...there is a sense in which a person capable of using two languages, A and B, has three systems available for use: A, B...Tag-switching, in which tags and certain set phrases in one language are inserted into an utterance otherwise in another...3) Intersentential switching, in which a change of language ... Read more
FILIPINO
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language ...Filipina is often used for women. 2. Relating to the Philippines: Filipino languages . 3. Also Pilipino . The co-official language (with English) of the Philippines, based on TAGALOG . See AMERICAN LANGUAGE , ASIAN LANGUAGES, HAWAII , TAGLISH . Read more
Leonard Bloomfield
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...both approaches in his work. He envisaged diachronous language change in the course of the history of a language as a succession of language structures, each viewed synchronously. Franz Boas was...to emphasize descriptive study of non-Indo-European languages as they exist today. Bloomfield, who ... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "Tagalog language"

Tagalog
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...Philippine Islands. 2. the Austronesian language of this people. Its vocabulary has been...is the basis of a standardized national language of the Philippines (Filipino). • adj. of or relating to this people or their language. Read more
Tag.
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations Tag. Tagalog (language) Read more
Manila
Book article from: Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names Manila, Philippines Maynilad, Intramuros, Isigne y Siempre Leal Ciudad The pre‐Hispanic name comes from the Tagalog (the language of northern Luzon) may ‘there are’ and nila ‘water lilies’ which were abundant along... Read more
Filipino
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...relating to the Philippines, the Filipinos, or their language. • n. ( pl. -nos ) 1. ( fem. Fil·i·pi...Philippines, or a person of Filipino descent. 2. the national language of the Philippines, a standardized form of Tagalog. Read more

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The school of 12 languages.
Newspaper article from: Evening Courier (Halifax, England); 2/8/2007; 367 words ; SAVILE Park Primary School is perfect in everyone's language, according to staff and students. There are 12 different native languages spoken at the Halifax school, which prides itself on...them. We have some very caring children. The list of languages spoken by pupils are: English, Tagalog ... Read more
10 Languages You'll Need Most in the Classroom: A Guide to Communicating with English Language Learners and Their Families.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 11/1/2008; 197 words ; 9781412937818 Ten languages you'll need most in the classroom; a guide to communicating with English language learners and their families. Sundem, Garth et al...PE1128 This reference for teachers working with English language learners in any type of classroom provides resources...communications and ... Read more
Linguistic peace: a time to take stock: the language situation in Canada and Quebec.(LANGUAGE POLICY)
Magazine article from: Inroads: A Journal of Opinion; 6/22/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...situation does not generate language insecurity among the anglophone...allophones and other users of languages other than French and English...Punjabi, Spanish, Arabic, Tagalog and Urdu. This growth and...and Spanish are the leading languages among Montreal's allophones...it's Chinese, Punjabi and ... Read more
Foreign Language pay rates increase for some.(Round the Reserve: A brief look at what's happening throughout Air Force Reserve Command)
Magazine article from: Citizen Airman; 8/1/2006; 377 words ; ...language pay rates to only those people performing language duties. A new emphasis on strategic value and language skill level makes all military personnel, regardless...specialty code, eligible for FLPP in any DOD-approved language in which they can show proficiency at the minimum-approved level. ... Read more
Third language acquisition and universal grammar.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 5/1/2009; 157 words ; ...Matters Ltd. 2009 219 pages $119.95 Hardcover Second language acquisition; v.37 P53 For undergraduates, graduate...brings together nine papers that consider adult third language (L3) or multilingual education from the Universal Grammar perspective. Foreign languages and linguistics scholars from North ... Read more
New cable network to air 13 languages. (Intercontinental Television Group Inc., International Channel)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 4/30/1990; 240 words ; ...International Television Group Inc., parent company of foreign language stations KSCI-TV Los Angeles and KHAI-TV Honolulu, will launch a new national, 24-hour multi-language basic cable network in July. The announcement was...International Channel, will feature programming in 13 languages with particular ... Read more
Station finds clear signal in multiple languages.(Up Front)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 7/11/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...in Mandarin, Korean, Vietnamese and Tagalog, did what they do best: They localized...especially as the only (broadcast) Asian-language station here, we have to keep our viewers...on-air reporters speak Mandarin, Korean, Tagalog and Vietnamese and double as anchors...25-year-old station, which broadcasts ... Read more
City schools coping with dozen languages.
Newspaper article from: Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough, England); 11/3/2006; 423 words ; AN average of 12 different languages are spoken by pupils at Peterborough...Polish to the Philippines' Tagalog, with some children starting...the multitude of different languages spoken was a benefit to the...said about 22 different languages were spoken by the 250 pupils...non-existent. The range in ... Read more
Diversity speaks volumes in school with 30 languages.
Newspaper article from: The Star (Sheffield) (Sheffield, England); 11/21/2006; 626 words ; ...Nations. With more than 30 languages spoken, Abbeydale Grange can...multi-cultural school. From Tagalog to Tigrani, Mandarin to Mongolian...No-one else here speaks my language! But there are Russian speakers...by English and so pick the language up quickly. Abbeydale's cultural...which is very ... Read more
Foreign language advertising is booming online.(Up Front)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 11/5/2007; ; 470 words ; ...stepped up its search for recruits conversant in such languages since 9/11, it used print media until only recently...resumes from people who couldn't speak the required language. Sensis changed the campaign, putting the ads on regular...first answered a series of questions about the foreign language. ... Read more