Sitwasyong Pangwika sa Mass Media, Popular Culture, at Edukasyon (Vocabulary Flashcards)

A set of vocabulary-focused flashcards drawn from the lecture notes, covering modern Filipino language use in media, texting, social contexts, and government/education language policies.

Fliptop

A popular Filipino oral rap battle where contestants duel in improvised rhymed verses; informal and unscripted, often featuring insults; widely spread among youth and organized in leagues.

Battle League

Competitive platform for Fliptop battles; two opponents, typically three rounds, judged to decide the winner; popularized on YouTube.

Pick-up Lines

Witty questions or statements used to provoke a flirty or playful response; often Filipino or Taglish; intended to entertain or charm the listener.

Hugot Lines

Love-related lines or quotes that convey strong emotions; usually from films/TV or self-written; often in Filipino or Taglish.

Texting (SMS)

Short Message Service: sending and receiving text messages; cheaper and more convenient than calls; limited to concise, written messages.

Texting Capital of the World

A label for the Philippines, where billions of text messages are sent daily due to high mobile phone usage.

Code-switching

The practice of alternating between languages (e.g., English and Filipino) within speech or writing for effect or clarity.

160 characters

The typical character limit for a single SMS message, encouraging brevity and the use of abbreviations.

SMS abbreviations

shortened forms or acronyms used in texting to save space (e.g., AAP, AML); common in everyday digital communication.

AAP

Always A Pleasure.

AML

All My Love.

G2G

Got To Go.

BFF

Best Friends Forever.

ILY

I Love You.

BTW

By The Way.

LOL

Laughing Out Loud.

IDC

I Don’t Care.

OMG

Oh My God.

XOXO

Hugs and Kisses.

Jargon

Specialized vocabulary used by a profession or group; signals the field or context (e.g., legal terms like exhibit, appeal, complainant, suspect; educational terms like curriculum, textbook).

Sitwasyong Pangwika sa Kalakalan

Language use in business and commerce; English dominates boardrooms, contracts, memos, websites, and press releases; Filipino appears in production settings and advertising to reach broader audiences.

Sitwasyong Pangwika sa Pamahalaan

Language use in government; Filipino mandated for official transactions by law (with occasional code-switching for technical terms); significant influence from policy makers like Cory Aquino.

Sitwasyong Pangwika sa Edukasyon

Language use in education; lower grades use the mother tongue as medium of instruction, while Filipino and English are taught as separate subjects; higher levels maintain bilingual instruction.

Batas Tagapagpaganap Blg. 335

Executive Order No. 335 (1988) directing all government agencies to use Filipino in official transactions, communications, and correspondence.

Barayti ng Wikang Ginagamit (Jargon)

Language varieties or registers used in different domains; jargon includes field-specific terms that signal occupation or activity (e.g., law, education).