If non-Tagalogs want their language to be recognized locally and internationally, they must start institutionalizing departments of linguistics in universities of their respective regions and localities. If they want to put an end to the masquerade that Tagalog is the language of Filipinos when in fact there are other languages, marginalized by the status quo, now is the auspicious time to do so.
Language is wealth. Universities abroad are capitalizing on our languages and they are earning dollars from them. They are robbing us of our heritage and they are the ones who get recognition. Filipino intellectuals and cultural artists must secure to themselves the cultures of their ancestors by studying, propagating and disseminating them.
In terms of economic productivity as a language, English had become the richest on the basis of its dissemination. How many millions of dollars had been paid since the creation of TOEFL, IELTS, TSE, TWE etc. Filipinos should by now look at English as cultural capital. Why not establish a modified form of those tests recognized by the English community around the world administered by Filipinos?
In the same way, Pangasinan, Ilocano, Kapampangan, Bisaya and others could also join the league only if the stakeholders recognize their own. When? Decades from now? Now is the time!
TPFL (Test of Pangasinan as a Foreign Language), anyone?
"Dissent" ed Inglis, no onsomlang ka et ag ka onabuloy ed kabaliksan na saray totoon maganon manisia ed ibabaga na karaklan.
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