The Word Final s in Tagalog Loanwords Benjamin

The Word Final /-s/ in Tagalog Loanwords Benjamin Fifield Brigham Young University

Summary n Introduction • Filipino numbers • Alphabet of 20 letters n Positions • Semantically driven • Phonetically driven n n Methodology Analysis Conclusion Future Work Summary

Introduction n Filipino Numbers • 1 -10 • 11 -59 • 60+ n Tagalog Alphabet • A, E/I, O/U • P/F, B/V, K/C/S/Z

Position 1 (Semantics) n Count Nouns • Grape Ubas Tagalog n Uva Spanish n n Bare Plurals • Glasses Anteohos Tagalog n Anteojos Spanish n

Position 2 (Phonetics) n Rule governed change • Boot Botas Tagalog n Bota Spanish n • C[+stop]V___# S

Methodology n List of loan words • English • Spanish 25 words n 19+ = 75%+ n

Tagalog Spanish English Anteohos Anteojo(s) Glass(es) Aritis Arete Earring Aryos Arreo Adornment (Earring) Baraha(s) Baraja(s) Playing Cards Bota Boot Gwantis Guante Glove Medyas Media Sock Sapatos Zapato Shoe Alahas Alhaja Jewelry Gisantes Guisante Pea Mansanas Manzana Apple Patatas Patata Potato Perlas Perla Pearl Pulgas Pulga Flea Sardinas Sardina Sardine Sebuyas Cebolla Onion Sinigwelas Ciruela Plum Sintas Cinta Lace/Ribbon Ubas Uva Grape Bastos Basto Rude (Tag. ) Coarse (Sp. ) Bisperas Vispera Eve Manyakis Maniaco Maniac Pulbos Polvo Powder Sorbetes Sorbete Ice Cream (Tag. ) Sherbet (Sp. ) Tsismis Chisme Gossip

Analysis n n n 8 bare plurals 11 count nouns 6 undetermined • Pulbos (possible count noun) n 76% of the words fall under the first two categories (80% with Pulbos)

Analysis (cont. ) n C[+stop]V__# S • 14 or 56% n C[+glide]V__# S • 3 or 12% n h. V__# S • 3 or 12% n NV__# S • 3 or 12% n VV__# S • 2 or 8%

Conclusion n The word final /-s/ is semantically driven • 76% of the words were either bare plurals or count nouns

Future Work n English corpus

Summary n Introduction • Filipino numbers • Alphabet of 20 letters n Positions • • n n Semantically driven Phonetically driven Methodology Analysis Conclusion Future Work