Unique Phrase Structures of Bikol Partido Language

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Kuh V. Paterno, PhD , NA

This study tries to describe the phrase structures and functions of Goa and Lagonoy varieties. The study used qualitative descriptive method in determining the structures from the utterances gathered as data for this study. The researcher herself was the key human instrument who spent time interacting with the identified interlocutors who use the language in their daily interaction. Participants’ conversations were recorded, and to facilitate the recordings, a friend was invited to help her record, while the researcher was taking down notes. While Partido is composed of ten municipalities Goa and Lagonoy Bikol Partido varieties were chosen since Goa is considered the landmark and economic-political and cultural center in Partido, while Lagonoy variety represents the language identity of Partidoneans. Based on the finding Bikol Partido language possesses unique phrases structures which made it different to other languages in the Philippines. Based on the findings, the following conclusions were drawn: (1) In Bikol Partido Language the sentence nucleus are obligatory composed of a verb phrase, noun phrase, an adjective, and a prepositional phrase; the beginning of syntactical order is dominated by verbal, adjectival and adverbial phrases respectively; (2) Some phrase structures expand the noun phrase to include an obligatory head noun (N), an optional determiner and plural inflection may be expanded as a pronoun; (3) Meanwhile, an additional element of baga and some polite markers like the use tabi, po and affixations maki-, paki- and name calling such as Papay, Mamay, Manay, Manoy, Nay, La, Lo, Kuya, Ate, Ne, Noy are also evident in speakers’ utterances. While some expressions such as aw ho, aw nem, nem, num, aw ano na ni ho, also portray uniqueness of the Bikol language ; and (4) in Bikol Partido language, there is no specific pattern in the phrases uttered by speakers but there is universality in the thought of the sentence content.

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Kuh V. Paterno, PhD & NA (January-2023). Unique Phrase Structures of Bikol Partido Language. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 8(1), a760-a786. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2301089.pdf

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Country: Tigaon, Camarines Sur, Philippines

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