FOLK NARRATIVES on BANSAG or NAME-CALLINGS in BARANGAY LIDONG, STO.DOMINGO, ALBAY

ASSET BALINM.A. Literature

Lidong,Sto.Domingo, Albay

Lidong is a barangay of Sto. Domingo which is found at the foot of Mayon Volcano ; bearing a three-kilometer distance to the town proper. It has a total land area of 1, 010.9138 hectares. Lidong was once called Basud or Bongco of Sn. Isidro St., Sto. Domingo, Albay. It became a barangay in 1969.

The LOCALE

Lidong is a coastal barangay. Geographically, it is bounded in the east by Albay Gulf, Barangay Sn. Isidro on the North and Barangay Padang of Legazpi City in the south and Mayon National Park in the west. One of the biggest barangays of the municipality; it is mainly composed of six puroks. With regards to its topography, the place has its coastal areas, vast plains and upland areas

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

It is a branch of anthropology concerned with the description of ethnic group.

It is the study and systematic recording of human cultures. It also pertains to the

descriptive work produced from such research.

ETHNOGRAPHY

INTEREST CALL OF TIMES NECCESITY SOLVES A PROBLEM CHALLENGING BRIDGES A GAP

PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS

ORIGINALITY IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY INTEREST TRAINING AND SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS AVAILABILITY OF DATA & CHOICE OF METHOD SPECIAL EQUIPMENTS & WORKING

CONDITIONS TIME FACTOR

CRITERIA IN SELECTING THE TOPIC

This study is a descriptive content analysis on the folk narratives on “Bansag” or name-calling in Barangay Lidong, Sto. Domingo, Albay. It seeks to answer the following:

1. What are the types of folk narratives on name-calling or “bansag”?

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

2. What are the sources or influences in the creation of the “bansag”?

3. What positive and negative traits are evident in the said narratives?

4. What lessons in English and/or Literature may be formulated out of the said narratives?

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This research focuses on the folk narratives of Barangay Lidong, Sto. Domingo, Albay. The informants of the study will be the residents of the six puroks of the said barangay who are fifty years old and above mostly the oldest members of the each clan, a relative from a certain family, or a neighbour living in the same vicinity who is well aware of the “bansag” of a certain family and the name-calling’s origin. The respondents of the study are natives of the place who had been residing there for a couple of decades.

SCOPE AND DELIMITATION

ANALYTICAL PARADIGM

PRE-IMMERSION

PRE- IMMERSION

This research is a descriptive content analysis on the name- callings of barangay Lidong, Sto. Domingo, Albay. Ethnographic approach will be utilized in the accumulation of data; the vertical and horizontal tests by Manuel will aid the researcher in validating the folkloricity of each narrative. And for the evaluation, interpretation and analysis of the items the Labovian method will be used.

METHODOLOGY

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