The Cebuano Visayan Editorial Tagay, Bay of Sunstar Superbalita Cebu: ItsOrthographic, Syntactic, and Morphemic Structures

Abstract

This paper analyzes the orthography, morphology, and syntax inaccuracies of the Cebuano Visayan editorial Tagay, Bay of Sunstar Superbalita Cebu for linguistic idealization. Since Cebuano Visayan is  phonetic language, the written words should be spelled as pronounced; thus, only the vowels a, i, and u are to be used. There should also be the marking of a glottal stop between vowels with a hyphen (e.g. gabi-i, or night). In terms of syntax, Cebuano Visayan, just like other Philippine languages, should follow the predicate-subject order. Upon closer examination using content analysis, the study yielded the following results: 1. Out of 292 words, there are 85 inaccurately spelled words (29.11%) because the vowels a, e, i, o, and u are used instead of only a, i, and u, and words with two successive vowels without a hyphen to indicate a glottal stop; 2. There are 4 out of 13 sentences that followed the subject-predicate order instead of the predicate-subject order, and 3. In terms of content words, there are 34
nouns, 20 verbs, and 18 adjectives. It can therefore be concluded that the editorial contains inaccuracies in orthography, sentence construction, and affixation. It is hereby recommended that study results be used as bases for linguistic accuracy in the field of education and the mass media, considering that these two fields are very influential and powerful forces for reform. Having a standard for language used in these fields will improve the quality of communication to their intended audience.