Monday, May 11, 2015

If you listen to Ate Neneng, you'll notice she puts an /ɪ/ sound in front of an S: "Spaghetti" becomes "es-speghetti" and "store" becomes "es-store." I'm guessing this is the Spanish influence on the language with words like escuela, but native Tagalog words start with an S, so I'm not certain where this is coming from. Particularly problematic is Ate Neneng doesn't realize she's doing it, so it's hard for me to remedy it.

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