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The Clarity of

LaboEdilberto N. Alegre

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EdilbertoN. Alegre

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PinoyForever

• Essays on culture andlanguage

• Published in 1993

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“Uy ano! Nakita mo ba silaano? Nag-aanuhan sila dunsa ano! Grabe diba?”

Ang labo diba?

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What is malabo?• Used with reference to water.o Malabo ang tubig

• Used with reference to vision.o Malabo ang ata niya

• !agueo "ne#s e$%lanation is alabo

• &ased on agreed nors

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Malabo vs. Malinaw• 'ater ( )E*+

• !ision ( )E*+

• Agreed Nor ( N"+

• ,f you are not alabo- "/ 0a+ or Ayos 0a+

• &ut- being not o0ay is not necessarily beingalabo.

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Culture and language•   Language is a eans of counication between

ebers of the %ublic sybol of the sound%roduced by eans of said huan

•   Culture is the whole counication syste thatbinds and allows o%eration of a set of %eo%lecalled the %ublic.

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Malinaw ba?Ayos ba?