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Accents are associated with social groups: regional such as Birmingham, or social such as upper-class. And for every accent there exists, there’s somewhere a group – or groups of people – who react badly to it. These reactions are the result of prejudice – an unreasoned jumping to judgement.
What is your social class if you are Filipino?
The latest Family Income and Expenditure Survey by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) shows that majority (58.4\%) of Filipinos belong to the low-income class, while the middle class comprises around 40\% of the population. The middle class is further classified into lower, middle, and upper middle-income classes.
How do you describe Filipino accent?
Generally, the Filipino English accent is a very neutral accent that helps ESL learners learn English easily. Besides the proper emphasis of the vowel and consonant sounds, Filipino English speakers always speak English at a normal speed. Truly, the Filipino English accent is friendly and comprehensible.
What are the 5 social classes in the Philippines?
Many sociologists suggest five:
- Upper Class – Elite.
- Upper Middle Class.
- Lower Middle Class.
- Working Class.
- Poor.
The main difference between social status and social class is that social status is based on one’s factors like family descent, honour and prestige of an occupation, and position in society, while social class is based on socioeconomic factors.
How do you define social class?
social class, also called class, a group of people within a society who possess the same socioeconomic status. Besides being important in social theory, the concept of class as a collection of individuals sharing similar economic circumstances has been widely used in censuses and in studies of social mobility.
Social classes are groupings of individuals in a hierarchy, usually based on wealth, educational attainment, occupation, income, and membership in a subculture or social network. For example, in Mexico, society is stratified into classes determined by European or indigenous lineage as well as wealth.
Why do Filipinos have different accents when speaking English?
The accent a Filipino makes when speaking English could depend on a number of factors: What first language (L1) or mother tongue the Filipino learned at home and how deep his understanding and use of that language is.
Why do Filipinos sound more like Americans or Spanish?
Some Filipinos sound more American while others will sound as if they have a Spanish accent. To those not familiar with accents, Filipinos that have a more Spanish sounding accent may be mistaken for a Latino, mostly because of ignorance of the different languages and accents.
Why are Filipinos often mistaken for Latinos?
To those not familiar with accents, Filipinos that have a more Spanish sounding accent may be mistaken for a Latino, mostly because of ignorance of the different languages and accents. You have to remember that the Philippines is influenced by the Spanish, Americans and their native languages and cultures.
What are some examples of homophones in the Philippines?
For example, the word “chance”. Many Filipinos (as far as I know) pronounce it as tʃɑːns instead of tʃæns. The other thing is [a], [æ], and [ʌ] are all merged to [a]. A classic example is “back” and “buck”. They are homophones in Filipino English. This particular characteristic is strikingly Filipino to me.