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CULTURAL APPRECIATION VS. language need to communicate but don’t

CULTURAL APPROPRIATION share a common language.
Appropriation is the action of taking
CREOLE- When children start learning a
something for one’s own use, typically
pidgin as their first language and it
without the owner’s permission.
becomes a mother tongue of a community.
Appreciation on the other hand is the It is called creole.
recognition and enjoyment of the good
REGIONAL DIALECT- It is not distinct language but a
qualities of someone or something.
variety of a language spoken in a particular area of a
Cultural Appreciation- is when elements of country.
a culture are used while honoring the
MINORITY DIALECT- Sometimes member of a
source they came from. It involves respect
particular minority ethnic group have their own way
and value.
variety which they can uses as a miker of identity
Cultural Appropriation- is taking
intellectual property, traditional INDIGENIZED VARIETY- Mainly as second language
knowledge, cultural expressions, or ion ex-colonies with multilingual population
artifacts from someone else’s culture
FIVE LANGUAGE REGISTER
without permission. This can include
unauthorized use of another culture’s Static/Frozen Register- Rarely or never change and
dance, dress, music, language, folklore, does not require feedback. It is frozen in time and
cuisine, traditional medicine, religious content.
symbols, etc.
Formal Register- Commonly accepted format.
HOW TO AVOID CULTURAL Impersonal or formal settings.
APPROPRIATION?
Consultative Register- Mutually
1. RESEARCH THE CULTURE accepted structure of communication. It is formal
2. AVOID THE SACRED and societal expectations accompany the users of
3. DON’T STEREOTYPE the speech.
4. PROMOTE DIVERSITY Casual Register- Informal language used by peers
5. ENGAGE, PROMOTE AND and friends

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BENEFITS REACTION PAPER
WARDHAUGH- Language varieties are a
specific set of linguistic items or human What should you include on your reaction paper?
speech patterns (sounds, words, 1. Introduction
grammatical features) which can be
2. Body
associated with some external factor.”
3. Conclusion
DIFFERENT KINDS OF LANGUAGE
VARIETIES Introduction- Should contain all the basic
PIDGIN- New language which develops in information in one or two paragraphs. Sentence 1:
situations where speakers of different Title, author, publication
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Sentences 2,3 & 4: Summary Register- is defined as the way a speaker

uses language differently in different
Sentence 5: Thesis statement.
circumstances. Think about the words you
Agree or disagree?
choose, your tone of voice, even your body
Body- Should contain paragraphs that language.
provide support for your thesis. Topic They are determined by such factors as
sentences should support the thesis, and social occasion, context, purpose, and
the final sentence of each paragraph should audience. Registers are marked by a variety
lead into the next paragraph. of specialized vocabulary and turns of
Conclusion- A restatement of what you said phrases, colloquialisms, the use of jargon,
in your paper. A comment which focuses and a difference in intonation and pace.
your overall reaction. A prediction of the Jargon- refers to the specialized language of a
effects of what you are reacting to. professional or occupational group. Such language is
Note: Your conclusion should include no often meaningless to outsiders. American poet David
new information. Lehman has described jargon as "the verbal sleight
of hand that makes the old hat seem newly
REACTION PAPER- is an analysis and an fashionable; it gives an air of novelty and specious
evaluation of the material presented. It profundity to ideas that, if stated directly, would
should be more than a simple summary of seem superficial, stale, frivolous, or false."
the material that you are reacting upon. It
should include your opinion or reaction to TYPES OF LECTS
the material. Regional dialect: A variety spoken in a particular
GUIDELINES IN WRITING A REACTION region.
PAPER Sociolect: Also known as a social dialect, a variety of
language (or register) used by a socioeconomic class,
• Pull your thoughts together on what
a profession, an age group, or any other social group.
you have just experienced.
• Come up with a thesis statement. Ethnolect- A lect spoken by a specific ethnic group.
• Come up with what reaction you For example, Ebonics, the vernacular spoken by
want to write down on your paper. some African-Americans, is a type of ethnolect,
notes e2f, a language-translation firm.
• Decide on your organization and
format. Idiolect- According to e2f, the language or languages
• Draft your reaction paper. spoken by each individual. For example, if you are
multilingual and can speak in different registers and
LANGUAGE VARIETIES
styles, your idiolect comprises several languages,
Dialect- The word dialect—which contains each with multiple registers and styles.
"lect" within the term derives from the
The Difference between Creole, Pidgin and Patois
Greek words dia- meaning "across,
between" and legein "speak." A dialect is a "Pidgin" and "creole" are two terms that are
regional or social variety of a language sometimes used interchangeably by the general
distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, population, but have specific differences in the
and/or vocabulary. world of linguistics.
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Pidgin- describes a blend of several different Creole- Native speaker exist, Mixed
languages spoken by a multicultural population into language associated with cultural and often
one mutually understood language. racial mixture, Have parents who use Pidgin

The speakers create a mutual language FIVE LANGUAGE REGISTERS

using words from the speakers' mother
tongues and an extremely flexible, 1. Statistic Register-This style of communications
simplified grammar. RARELY or NEVER changes. It is “frozen” in time
and content.
e.g. Conyo - It has a colloquial meaning that
differs from it's Spanish origin, and isn't e.g. the Pledge of Allegiance, the Lord’s Prayer, the
vulgar at all. As Said in the definition above, Preamble to the US Constitution, the Alma Mater, a
it refers to the way of speaking or one who bibliographic reference, laws .
speaks Taglish and/or with an English 2. Formal Register- This language is used in formal
accent, usually associated with upper-class settings and is one-way in nature. This use of
citizens because such is the stereotype in language usually follows a commonly accepted
Filipino pop culture. format. It is usually impersonal and formal. A
Creole- the new mixed language becomes common format for this register are speeches.
the native language for the majority of its e.g. sermons, rhetorical statements and
speakers. questions, speeches, pronouncements made by
judges, announcements.
Chavacano or Chabacano [tʃaβaˈkano] 3. Consultative Register- This is a standard form of
refers to a number of Spanish-based creole communications. Users engage in a mutually
language varieties spoken in the Philippines. accepted structure of communications. It is
Chavacano. Chavacano or Philippine Creole formal and societal expectations accompany the
Spanish is a users of this speech. It is professional discourse.
Spanish-based creole spoken in parts of the
Philippines, especially in and around the city e.g. when strangers meet, communications between
of Zamboanga, by over 600,000 people. a superior and a subordinate, doctor & patient,
There are also speakers of the Zamboanga lawyer & client, lawyer & judge, teacher & student,
dialect of Chavacano in Sempornah, counselor & client,
Malaysia.
4. Casual Register- This is informal language used
Patios- is speech or language that is by peers and friends. Slang, vulgarities and
considered nonstandard, although the term colloquialisms are normal. This is “group”
is not formally defined in linguistics. As language. One must be member to engage in
such, patois can refer to pidgins, creoles, this register.
dialects, or vernaculars, but not commonly
e.g. buddies, teammates, chats and emails, and
to jargon or slang, which are vocabulary-
blogs, and letters to friends.
based forms of can’t.
Definition of Pidgin and Creole 5. Intimate Register- This communications is
private. It is reserved for close family members
Pidgin- No native Speaker, Mixing of or intimate people. e.g. husband & wife,
language, Reduced grammar & vocabulary boyfriend & girlfriend, siblings, parent &
children.
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Multimodal is a dynamic convergence of two or CULTURAL SENSITIVITY IN A

more communication modes within the same text. MULTIMODAL TEXT

What is a multimodal text? CULTURE comes in many shapes and

Combines two or more semiotic sizes. It includes areas such as politics,
systems like picture book which textual history, mentality, behavior and
and visual elements are arranged or lifestyle.
live performance in which gesture, Insensitivity in multimodal text may
music and space are main the main affect the products the company is
elements. promoting, might offend people and
will lead to miscommunication.
It can be delivered via different media
and technologies such as: Paper LANGUAGE – poor translation may cause
( books, comics, posters) digital ( slide embarrassment and misinterpretations, the use of
presentations, e- books, blogs, e- appropriate language must be given importance.
posters, web pages and social media) Technology Based Communicating tools – is the
live ( performance or an event) trans backbone of social interaction
media ( media platforms, such as:
book, comic, magazine, film web Examples; Email, Texting, Instant messaging, Social
series, and video game) networking, Tweeting, Blogs / blogging, Video
conferencing
FIVE SEMIOTIC SYSTEMS

Written or linguistic meaning –

vocabulary, generic structure, and
grammar

Audio Meaning – music, sound effects,

noises, ambient noise, and silence

Visual meaning – still and moving

images, use of color, saliency, page
layouts, vectors, viewpoint, screen
formats, visual symbols; shot framing,
subject distance and angle, camera
movement , subject movement

Gestural meaning – body movements,

hands and eyes , facial expression

Spatial Meaning – environmental and

architectural spaces and use of
proximity direction, layout, position of
an organization of objects in space