scholarly journals Traditional Referentiality in Felix Khensay's Literary Contribution

2019 ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Jonnelle D. Fagsao
Keyword(s):  
Pattern Recognition ◽  
Oral Tradition ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Special Kind ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Traditional Theory ◽  
Pop Music ◽  
The Common ◽  
Mountain Province

This paper borrows the concept of traditional referentiality from Oral Traditional Theory and applies it to interpret the songs of Felix Khensayof Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines adapted by contemporary pop music enthusiasts as performed by a Bontok band called the Petune and other national choral groups with special kind of improvisation and fusion. It also informs briefly who Felix Khensay as a distinctive Bontokcomposer, his songs written in a Bontok language, his melodic and poetic styles, and patterns, and also the evocative application of his songs that became referentially meaningful in the memories of the Bontok community. The paper then installs traditional referentiality(TR) as a concept framed from the lens of Oral Tradition Theory and anchored on Michael Drout’s Meme Based Approach and applies it to the common songs produced by the Petune band and also as a winning piece of a national choral competition in the Philippines. It also explains and illuminates the operations of anaphoric repetition and pattern-recognition on the musical texts of Khensay’s selected two songs. Through textual analysis, this paper contributes making an initial assessment of Khensay’s songs’ functions viewed as cultural universals in the traditional referents that are significant to the Bontok community.

Eye emergencies in the deployed setting

2019 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-132
Author(s):  
GMC Hunter ◽  
R Ward ◽  
DC Wright
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professional ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
The Common

AbstractEye emergencies are common on deployed operations. This article aims to describe the common eye presentations and to guide the initial assessment and management of ophthalmic emergencies for a healthcare professional remote from immediate specialist input. Emphasis is placed upon how urgently ophthalmic advice should be sought for certain eye conditions.

Implications of AFTA on Philippine Labor Export

1993 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo M. Villegas
Keyword(s):  
Labor Migration ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Free Trade Area ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Regional Trade ◽  
Trade Area ◽  
Preferential Tariff ◽  
The Common

After summarizing the major features of the ASEAN labor market and patterns of labor migration in Asia, the article describes the origins and current status of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and its main mechanism, the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme. Projections are offered on the effects on regional trade after AFTA. Though the volume of intra-regional trade may be less significant than in the cases of Europe or North America, AFTA is likely to have a significant effect on promoting a regional division of labor. Although AFTA is limited to the manufacturing sector, in the future the Philippines may find a niche in services requiring “knowledge workers” such as accountants and computer analysts.

scholarly journals Celebration of childbirth through dance and the demystification of the male child in the Igbo Patriarchal Society: A decisive exposition

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (15) ◽  
pp. 191-209
Author(s):  
Christian Chima Chukwu ◽  
Ignatius Sunday Ume
Keyword(s):  
Y Chromosome ◽  
Oral Tradition ◽  
Special Kind ◽  
Male Gender ◽  
Male Child ◽  
Original Form ◽  
Girl Child ◽  
Patriarchal Society ◽  
Good Music

Celebration of childbirth, among the Igbo, is looked upon as an occasion of feasting and so every festal feature, especially good music is made available as a mark of thanksgiving to God. The birth of a new child is announced with a special kind of song called irri muo, and it is sung in celebration of the birth. Songs sung at childbirth are called umanwa, while in neighbouring communities, they are egwu omugho. Umanwa music is exclusively performed by women, and has survived until today in its original form through oral tradition. This paper, therefore, examines the celebration of childbirth through dance and the demystification of the male child in the Igbo Patriarchal Society. Among the findings, the paper acknowledges that there is always some excitement, merriment, joy and intoxication, mixed with some sparks of faith when the new entrant is added to a household. In addition, the paper recognizes that women are never fully recognized as mothers until the birth of a boy child. Disturbing as the preference is, this paper wonders and questions why women are being easily ridiculed, subjugated and divorced when and where the Y-chromosome, the sole determinant of the birth of the boy child is the exclusive preserve of the male gender. With this, the paper argues that since human personality, a prerogative and quality of every human being does not rest on gender, but on ability; the emphasis on the boy child is absolutely unnecessary because it does not add anything to ability. The paper further calls on the educated elite to enlighten their people to be aware that the dignity of the girl child is fundamentally, essentially and unquestionably equal to the dignity of the boy child. Finally, the paper concludes that, the male child has not in most cases fulfilled the long awaited expectations of being the second father in the house.

scholarly journals Living through Transition: The Poetic Tradition of the Jbala between Orality and Literacy at a Time of Major Cultural Transformations

2021 ◽  
pp. 1434-54
Author(s):  
Sarali Gintsburg
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Oral Tradition ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
National Level ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Poetic Tradition ◽  
Standard Arabic ◽  
Cultural Transformations ◽  
Identity Changes ◽  
Arabic Speaking

In my paper I analyze transformations happening in the oral tradition of the Jbala, an Arabic speaking ethnic group inhabiting the western and central part of the Rif mountains of northern Morocco. My analysis centers on the work of two modern poets, who although they see themselves belonging to the oral tradition, compose their poetry in writing. Their poetry is, therefore, characterized by use of two different, and, to some degree, opposite modes of language – the oral and the written. This is especially interesting in the context of the Arabic language, where, officially, only Standard Arabic exists in two modes – oral and written, while its dialectal varieties are seen as exclusively oral forms of communication and ‘vulgar’ poetry. The textual analysis will be substantiated by information received directly from both poets. To complement this analysis I examine this tradition through the lens of major cultural and identity changes occurring in local Moroccan genres and traditions at the national level and argue that the oral tradition of the Jbala is converging with the more popular and prestigious tradition of the malhun.

scholarly journals Morphological Analysis of the Neologisms during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 01-07
Author(s):  
Katherine B. Akut
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Analysis ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Compound Structure ◽  
Interesting Phenomenon ◽  
Qualitative Design ◽  
Morphological Process ◽  
New Words ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
The Common ◽  
Morphological Processes

The emergence of neologisms has always been an interesting phenomenon as it demonstrates the dynamism of language. This study intends to determine the neologisms during COVID-19 Pandemic through a morphological analysis. This study argues that the neologisms that emerge during the COVID-19 pandemic reveal the morphological processes that formed the new words. It further claims that the morphemic structures of the neologisms follow the general structures of English vocabulary. This study utilizes the descriptive-qualitative design in analyzing the morphological structures of the neologisms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, this study involves textual analysis to determine the morphological processes that encompass the formation of new words. The data used in analyzing the morphological structures of COVID-19-related neologisms are five (5) Internet articles that introduce the new terms created because of the corona virus outbreak. These articles were published in the months of March, April and May 2020.Findings reveal that most of the neologisms are nouns. The common morphological process involved in the formation of new words are compounding, blending and affixation. Moreover, majority of the neologisms follow the compound structure of the free and bound morphemes. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the neologisms formed during the COVID-19 pandemic reveal the morphological processes and the morphemic structures of the neologisms follow the general structures of English vocabulary specifically on the combination of free and bound morphemes.

Field Guide to the Common Mangroves, Seagrasses and Algae of the Philippines

Taxon ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 203 ◽  
Author(s):  
John West ◽  
Hilconida P. Calumpong ◽  
Ernani G. Meñez ◽  
Ernani G. Menez
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
Field Guide ◽  
The Common

Transmission of Buddhist Media and Texts

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Veidlinger
Keyword(s):  
Oral Tradition ◽  
Common People ◽  
Ancient India ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Oral Transmission ◽  
Medieval China ◽  
First Millennium ◽  
The Common ◽  
Canonical Texts ◽  
Over Time

Different media have been used to spread the teachings of Buddhism, and they have exerted a significant influence upon the development of Buddhist ideas and institutions over time. An oral tradition was first used in ancient India to record and spread the Buddhist Dharma, and later the Pali canon was written down in the 1st century bce. Writing was also conspicuously used to transmit Mahāyāna texts starting in the first centuries of the first millennium. Printing was developed in medieval China probably in connection with the Buddhist desire to create merit through copying the texts. Efforts to print Buddhist texts in Western languages and scripts began in earnest in the late 19th century, and Western printing methods were later adopted by Asian Buddhists to publish the texts in modern times. It is important to appreciate the intricate relationship between the medium that is used to transmit a text and the form of the text itself, as well as the commensurate effects of the texts and their ideas on the medium and its uses in society. The oral medium has many constraints that forced the early texts to assume certain forms that were amenable to oral transmission, and institutions arose to assist in the preservation of these texts as well. Even once writing came to be used, the common people generally did not read but rather heard the text recited by learned monks. Private reading is for the most part a modern invention and it, too, had a distinct influence on the development of Buddhism, leading to modern reformist movements that demanded less superstition, more meditation, and a closer adherence to the teachings found in the canonical texts. The Internet is also shaping the popular reception of Buddhism, as Buddhist teachings and texts proliferate on thousands of websites in a dizzying array of languages.

Assessment of Neck Lumps in Relation to Dentistry

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 44-50
Author(s):  
Sarah Siddiqui ◽  
Jonas Osher
Keyword(s):  
Care Setting ◽  
Incidental Finding ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Routine Examination ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Specialist Referral ◽  
Secondary Care Setting ◽  
Neck Lump ◽  
The Common ◽  
Structured Approach

Neck lumps have a varied aetiology, from a benign inflammatory cause to the first presenting sign of a malignancy. Patients may present to primary care complaining of a neck lump or they may be identified as an incidental finding during routine examination. This article highlights a structured approach to the initial assessment including history taking, risk factor assessment and clinical examination. Further investigations undertaken in a secondary care setting, such as ultrasound and guided fine needle aspirations, are then discussed. The common congenital, inflammatory, infective, vascular and neoplastic causes of neck lumps and their management and specialist referral pathway are discussed.

The Karaite Community in Interwar Poland

1986 ◽  
Vol 14 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 101-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Warren Green
Keyword(s):  
Jewish Community ◽  
Oral Tradition ◽  
Eighth Century ◽  
Jewish Law ◽  
Interwar Poland ◽  
The Common ◽  
Jewish Holidays ◽  
Dietary Laws ◽  
Theological Argument ◽  
Common Era

The Karaites are a schismatic Jewish sect which severed itself from the Babylonian Jewish community in the eighth century of the Common Era. The Karaites contended that the Rabbinites, the adherents to the Rabbinic tradition of Judaism, had perverted the Torah (Pentateuch) by superseding it with the Talmud (the compendium of the oral tradition of Jewish law). As a result of this theological argument, the Karaites adopted a fundamentalist approach to scriptural exegesis. The two groups differed in such areas as: observance of religious laws, the order of prayers, dietary laws and determining the dates of Jewish holidays.

Visitors to Heritage Sites

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thu Thi Trinh ◽  
Chris Ryan
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Physical Characteristics ◽  
Common Experience ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
The Common ◽  
Similarities And Differences

Any tourist evaluation of place is partly shaped by the tourist’s own culture, and this may be even more so when the site gazed upon is representative of a different culture and/or heritage. However, this article suggests that differences of evaluations may be overemphasized if the research concentrates solely on the variable of nationality. The physical characteristics of place, the interpretation offered, and possibly other features such as the level of crowding all have a role to play. The common experience of these factors by tourists of different nationalities may create a commonality of evaluation despite differences in tourists’ cultures. The study reported here of more than 200 respondents uses textual analysis to find similarities and differences between Australian, Chinese, German, and New Zealand visitors to a Maori cultural site in New Zealand.

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