Language Choice in Philippine Government Websites: Sociolinguistic Issues and Implications

Gerard P. Concepcion

doi:10.22801/svn.2021.13.1.35

Language Choice in Philippine Government Websites: Sociolinguistic Issues and Implications

SUVANNABHUMI
Abbr : SVN
2021, 13(1), pp.35-64
DOI : 10.22801/svn.2021.13.1.35
Publisher : Korea Institute for ASEAN Studies
Research Area : Social Science > Area Studies > Southeast Asia
Received : October 12, 2020
Accepted : January 10, 2021
Published : January 31, 2021

Gerard P. Concepcion ¹

¹University of the Philippines

Accredited

ABSTRACT

Government websites provide useful and timely information to the public such as government’s history, organizational values, codes of ethics, public services, facts about public official, among others. Using language choice as framework, the study seeks to examine what language is used, in what contents, and in what kind of website. The study employed online observation in 235 Philippine government websites (.gov.ph) via content analysis. As a result, English is overwhelmingly used; while Filipino, the Philippines’ national language, and only a handful of regional languages, are minimally used in the contents. Discussion will follow how multilingualism can improve the dissemination of information and communication more conveniently and efficiently from the government to its citizens.

KEYWORDS

language, Internet, language choice, Philippine government websites, multilingualism

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