Linguistics, University of Nottingham
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My research project builds on my previous studies of indigenous languages to concentrate on the Manobo’s changing ‘language ecology’ (i.e. how languages interact with each other and the community they are spoken (Haugen, 1971, 2001)). The primary question that leads my study is ‘How do current language practices, language attitudes, and language ideologies shape the vitality/endangerment of the Western Bukidnon Manobo language in Sitio Santo Domingo, Lumintao, Quezon, Bukidnon, Philippines?’ Specifically, my project addresses the following sub-questions to understand the impact on their language:
1. What are the national and regional educational and linguistic policies and legislations that lead to Manobo language endangerment?
2. What are the current language practices of the Manobo people?
3. What are the language attitudes and language ideologies of the Manobo people towards their indigenous language and other languages spoken in the community?
4. How do the national and regional educational and linguistic policies and legislations affect the current language practices, language attitudes, and language ideologies of the Manobo people?
Bonifacio, R. M., Zaman, D. J. M. R., Prantilla-Arambala, M. D., & Zarate, M. S. (2021). Effects of indigenous language conversation skills enhancement program among Bukidnon and Talaandig youths in the Philippines. Ampersand, 8, 100076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amper.2021.100076
Bonifacio, R. M. (2022, October 27-28). Identity, Interaction, and Acculturation: Dynamics of Indigenous Multilingualism in Southern Philippines. 6º Congreso Internacional de Lingüística y Literatura. University of Cantabria, Spain.
Bonifacio, R. M. (2021, September 9-10). Fostering Social Relationships through Translanguaging among Manobo Indigenous Cultural Community in Southern Philippines. British Association for Applied Linguistics 2021 Conference. Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Bonifacio, R. M. (2021, September 6-17). Managing Asynchronous Online Classes: Embedding Question and Answer Videos in Pre-recorded Lectures for Better Student Participation and Interaction. Australia-ASEAN Academics Forum: Online Education During COVID-19 and Beyond. University of Tasmania, Australia.
Bonifacio, R. M. (2021, February 10-12). Fostering Social Identity through Translanguaging among the Manobo Indigenous Cultural Community in Southern Philippines. 2020 Language & Society Conference, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
Bonifacio, R. M. (2020, February 7-9). Plagiarism in Central Mindanao University. 16th Annual CamTESOL Conference, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
My research interests include indigenous language studies, language ecology, language documentation, identity, multilingualism, and sociolinguistics.
Linguistic Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Philological Society
British Association for Applied Linguistics
Linguistic Society of New Zealand
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