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Semantic change and word formation during Covid-19 in the Philippines

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  • Aida Verga Villanueva Un

    (Cebu Technological Unviersity, Cebu City)

  • Rowanne Marie Mangompit

    (Cebu Technological Unviersity, Cebu City)

  • Christian Ray Licen

    (Cebu Technological Unviersity, Cebu City)

  • Allan Mariñas

    (Cebu Technological Unviersity, Cebu City)

Abstract

This study explored the semantic change and word formation of the English language terms used during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Philippines. There were 50 words selected from the memorandum and executive orders of the national and local government units and those from news reports posted online on social media (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram). These words were analyzed using the components of the neologism framework proposed by Krishnamurthy (2010) on the word formation, borrowing, and lexical deviation and that of Crowley and Bowern (2010) for semantic change. The results of the study revealed four types of semantic change (i.e., widening, narrowing, semantic shift, and bifurcation), and the newly discovered words were categorized into compounding, acronym, and conversion. This study provides implications that in times of crisis (such as the Covid-19 pandemic), Filipinos tend to create and recreate words within a context easily understood by the community to establish clear communication.

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  • Aida Verga Villanueva Un & Rowanne Marie Mangompit & Christian Ray Licen & Allan Mariñas, 2024. "Semantic change and word formation during Covid-19 in the Philippines," HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE - SOCIAL SCIENCES, HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY, vol. 14(3), pages 27-41.
    • Handle: RePEc:bjw:socien:v:14:y:2024:i:3:p:27-41
    DOI: 10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.14.3.2665.2024
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