ENGL 11

Name: Ong, Jared Darren S.

Section: L
ACTUAL CONTENT OF THE ESSAY ANNOTATION
CONTROLLING LAYER
I. Context/Lead-in  Having online platforms as the setting
A. When I am having online conversations with my friends, I of my experience can really grab the
observed that they gradually changed their way of constructing reader’s attention, knowing that this is
thoughts. I’m not even sure if they follow a linguistic trend or something people use nowadays. This
make their own language version. serves as a way for them to
1. I noticed the frequency of the words “Deins”, communicate. This is where I’ll start
“Lodi”, “Orb” in our messages. I pretended that I have addressing the issue I want to focus on.
understood these words by replying something that would
make sense for them and for the message they gave. Also, I
try my best to consume less time, so that they wouldn’t
have the impression of on me being a slowpoke in anything
I do, because I really work slowly to ensure the quality of
my output.
II. Narrowing to specific topic  The reason for me to give concrete
A. I became conscious and bothered in this issue (from my examples from my experience is that
perspective). With that said, I tried to research these peculiars this will guide them of visualizing the
terminologies. Much to my surprise, the definitions of these phenomenon that I referring to the
words were simple and easy to understand when I read them latter part of my essay.
once again.  Also, this provides convenience to
1. The words that I have mentioned above were those who aren’t aware about these
eventually the terms I used in conversations; however, it is pieces of information, so that they
in its formal structure. For instance, “deins” means no or would have a smooth flow of reading
“hindi” in Filipino and “lodi” is spell out as idol in proper the essay.
terms. For the first word, I frequently use the shorter ones
(‘di) or (‘inde) over the given.
B. While researching for the information I needed, it caught my
attention of seeing other words which I really hear from other
people’s exchange of message in actual situations.
1. For instance, I commonly perceive the word
“ermats” or “erpats” when the young ones call their parents.
I know that it is okay to be casual with your parents.
However, I find this worse than calling “ma” or “pa” in our
culture. Using this term made led me to conclude that the
young ones treat their parents as part of their barkada.
C. Additionally, I discovered that if I were able to find the
following words (to be stated below) in any forms of my
communication then it would not bring me to the stage of being
unaware on the changes in various aspects.
1. I am referring to the word “petmalu” which means
“malupit” in. As compared to the terms I alluded above, the
inversion of its syllables was much more obvious when you
speed read.
III. Thesis Statement (transition to main developmental  I tend to focus on the educational field
paragraphs) of using Tadbaliks for my thesis
A. The situation outlined above pushed me to question the statement, considering that language
purpose of using inverted syllables in any forms of plays a significant role in education.
communication. Language is important when students
1. From my perspective, this makes the interaction tries to acquire knowledge from
complicated, especially if the background between the various disciplines.
sender and the receiver of the message is way far from
another. Assume that it is already set in our mind of using
these terms, wouldn’t it be inconvenient to the older people
like our professionals or any professionals from their
respective fields to extract the message when we use
inverted syllables as a normal way for communicating?
2. Also, isn’t it bothersome for most people to subtract
or to add unnecessary codes (ensuring we get the right
formation of letters and words)? Instead of getting the gist
of the content instantly, we have to go through a process
that would really push our brain cells. Why is it
complicated when it can be simply be direct to the point?
ACTUAL CONTENT OF THE ESSAY ANNOTATION
CLARIFYING LAYER
I. Introducing the concept  Tracing the roots give a clearer
A. The inverted syllables are called as “Tadbaliks” in our understanding for the readers of why
country. This term is a play on the Filipino word baliktad, the phenomenon is structured that way.
which means “in reverse” or “upside-down.”  The third argument I stated gives an
1. According to a research, Tadbaliks was invented by explanation to the readers of why
Marci Estrella and his friend at University of the communication and language is such a
Philippines (Diliman) during the 50s. They brought this big deal during the Spanish
form of communication in their fraternity named Sigma colonization.
Rho. (De Leon, 2009)
2. One of its members, Former Senate Secretary Atty.
Oscar Yabes, stated that the use of Tadbaliks brings their
conversations within the group more casual as most of
the members works in political and any high professional
fields. Furthermore, this method was utilized to ensure
that the information cannot be extracted by other
fraternities. (De Leon, 2009)
3. This is similar to the event of Marcelo H. Del Pilar using
Plaridel as his pen name for any of his writings that
needs to be disseminated. It is one way for him to protect
himself while attacking the Spaniards during their
colonization.
II. Prior knowledge on the concept  Using other slang languages in our
A. Looking at its origin and its structure, the use of Tadbaliks country can help strengthen the idea of
brought me back to the rise of Jejemon during 2010. They the concept. Even if each slang
are somehow related with one another, considering that both language has its respective features and
phenomena were categorized to “Philippine Slanguages background, all of them can be
(Slang Languages)” which includes gay lingo, conyo & integrated through its purpose.
Taglish.
1. My reaction on my friends using Tadbaliks is the same as
my former yaya using Jejemon. At the first glance, I
didn’t really understand what they are trying to say. At
the same time, I questioned its purpose. I was raised in a
closed and controlled environment which brings to the
reason for me to get left behind of the changes occurring
in various aspects.
B. Tadbaliks deals with morphological transformations, which
greatly affects the field of linguistics. What will happen to
the proficiency of the youth on their respective native
languages and lingua franca, if they continuously use this
method in any forms of their communication?
1. We are aware that the youth is involved with the use of
this phenomena as they have total access to Internet
which gives them the opportunity to compose themselves
through various online platforms like Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram and more. People might forget the original
spelling and just use the terms dominantly mentioned by
the mass. This means that members of the society may
possibly cannot differentiate between when slang should
be used and when formal language should be used,
allowing slang to infiltrate what should be for the
scholarly language.
ACTUAL CONTENT OF THE ESSAY ANNOTATION
COMPLETING LAYER
 I. Arguments for the said concept  Throughout this layer, I focused on the
A. It seems that Tadbaliks could possibly impact the linguistic mental over the social aspect of using
field negatively. However, it can also be beneficial to the Tadbaliks. This guides the reader to be
people’s way of communicating. Like the saying, everything aware of themselves on how they
happens for a reason. For instance, it promotes creativity by express their thoughts over thinking
making words sound more interesting for the people to hear the impression from other people
and to read. towards him or her.
1. Conversations may potentially be alienating if no
varieties of language were formed or used. This helps of
making the people’s mind to be open and active to
various perspectives. Substantially, it challenges their
logical and critical thinking skills.
B. Additionally, it serves as an alternative in expressing a
certain idea which cannot totally be explained by the correct
form of language.
1. Relying on formal grammar and vocabulary is very
limiting. This makes the idea too vague for the receiver
to decode the message. Using Tadbaliks has big impact
when he or she is presenting her thoughts to someone. It
makes the speaker more natural of showing his or her
true emotions in a specific situation.
ACTUAL CONTENT OF THE ESSAY ANNOTATION
CONCLUDING LAYER
I. Realization on the concept  I stated two types of realization. One is
A. The rise of phenomena like Tadbaliks proves the point that showing its purpose to the people who
language is evolving as people timely makes new forms and are using it. Another is showing the
varieties of language. possible negative effects that could
1. Learning a language needs to be about more than just possibly provide in various aspects.
reading books and learning how to reproduce of what This is to balance my point of
you learn. The books provide the people with the basics arguments outlined above.
of language. To be become truly fluent, a language
learner must understand how to be current.
B. It creates a sense of belonging and promotes cohesion within
the community.
1. They used such words to feel that they are part of a
certain group, given that two people probably had a
similar upbringing and experience of culture. This is one
way for one to avoid such major faux pas. If one is
attempting to immerse himself or herself in local life, it
is important to understand the varieties that the language
offers.
C. Despite all this, it does not automatically mean that these
methods can replaced such words with their respective
original spelling. We also learn to follow the standards of
language.

Reference:
De Leon, Mark Randell P. “Tadbaliks: The Coded Language Used by the Sigma Rho Fraterity.” Ms. University of the
Philippines, 2009. Print.