Marivic Lesho
Biographic Data
| ID | 201609 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marivic Lesho |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marivic |
| FAMILY NAME | Lesho |
| SIGNATURE | LESHO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bremen |
| ORCID | 0009-0009-6473-1463 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Creole identity, transnational migration, and Language endangerment in a Philippine context
This paper examines changes in Chabacano (Philippine Spanish Creole) identity in the national and global context of mass migration, focusing on the case of Cavite City, Philippines. Based on qualitative analysis of sociolinguistic, ethnographic, and literary data, we analyze translocal cultural and hybrid language practices in the context of language endangerment in the Cavite Chabacano-speaking community. The results show that due to the effects…
Contact-induced Grammatical Change and Independent Development in the Chabacano Creoles
This study examines variation and change among three Chabacano varieties. While there has been considerable debate on how these Spanish-lexified creoles formed and how they are related, there has been no comprehensive comparison of their grammatical features. Based on frameworks of contact-induced grammaticalization, this paper compares three areas of Cavite, Ternate, and Zamboanga Chabacano grammar: modality, reciprocal marking and argument mark…
Toponyms in Manila and Cavite, Philippines
This article examines place names in two Tagalog-speaking Philippine regions, the metropolitan area of Manila and the province of Cavite.The toponyms of the Spanish, American, and independent Philippine periods are compared, based on a sample from historical and contemporary sources including maps, articles, and geographical surveys.The place names include Tagalog endonyms related to local environmental features, religious and anthroponymic comme…
Folk perception of variation in Cavite Chabacano
Cavite Chabacano, an endangered creole language spoken in Cavite City, Philippines, has dialectal variation that can be traced to the settlement patterns established by the Spanish during the colonial era. This study focuses on Cavite Chabacano speakers’ metalinguistic awareness of dialectal variation, what their attitudes are toward it, and how they believe the different dialects are influenced by the superstrate Spanish or the substrate Tagalog…
Philippine English (Metro Manila acrolect)
English is an official language in the Philippines, along with Filipino, a standardized register originally based on Tagalog (Gonzalez 1998). The Philippines were a Spanish colony for over three centuries, but when the Americans took control in 1898, they immediately implemented English instruction in schools (Gonzalez 2004). It became much more widespread among Filipinos than Spanish ever was, and by the late 1960s, Philippine English was recogn…
Philippine English (Metro Manila acrolect)
English is an official language in the Philippines, along with Filipino, a standardized register originally based on Tagalog (Gonzalez 1998). The Philippines were a Spanish colony for over three centuries, but when the Americans took control in 1898, they immediately implemented English instruction in schools (Gonzalez 2004). It became much more widespread among Filipinos than Spanish ever was, and by the late 1960s, Philippine English was recogn…
Toponyms in Manila and Cavite, Philippines
This article examines place names in two Tagalog-speaking Philippine regions, the metropolitan area of Manila and the province of Cavite.The toponyms of the Spanish, American, and independent Philippine periods are compared, based on a sample from historical and contemporary sources including maps, articles, and geographical surveys.The place names include Tagalog endonyms related to local environmental features, religious and anthroponymic comme…
Folk perception of variation in Cavite Chabacano
Cavite Chabacano, an endangered creole language spoken in Cavite City, Philippines, has dialectal variation that can be traced to the settlement patterns established by the Spanish during the colonial era. This study focuses on Cavite Chabacano speakers’ metalinguistic awareness of dialectal variation, what their attitudes are toward it, and how they believe the different dialects are influenced by the superstrate Spanish or the substrate Tagalog…
Philippine English (Metro Manila acrolect)
English is an official language in the Philippines, along with Filipino, a standardized register originally based on Tagalog (Gonzalez 1998). The Philippines were a Spanish colony for over three centuries, but when the Americans took control in 1898, they immediately implemented English instruction in schools (Gonzalez 2004). It became much more widespread among Filipinos than Spanish ever was, and by the late 1960s, Philippine English was recogn…
Contact-induced Grammatical Change and Independent Development in the Chabacano Creoles
This study examines variation and change among three Chabacano varieties. While there has been considerable debate on how these Spanish-lexified creoles formed and how they are related, there has been no comprehensive comparison of their grammatical features. Based on frameworks of contact-induced grammaticalization, this paper compares three areas of Cavite, Ternate, and Zamboanga Chabacano grammar: modality, reciprocal marking and argument mark…
Creole identity, transnational migration, and Language endangerment in a Philippine context
This paper examines changes in Chabacano (Philippine Spanish Creole) identity in the national and global context of mass migration, focusing on the case of Cavite City, Philippines. Based on qualitative analysis of sociolinguistic, ethnographic, and literary data, we analyze translocal cultural and hybrid language practices in the context of language endangerment in the Cavite Chabacano-speaking community. The results show that due to the effects…
Geography (4 works) · History (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works) · Philippine History and Culture (3 works) · Creole language (2 works) · Diphthong (2 works) · History (2 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (2 works) · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity (2 works)