语言政策对菲律宾经济文化的影响

菲律宾在亚洲国家中英语普及程度最高,英语优势给该国经济带来了一定的利益。但其国语一他加禄语的地位和影响力却大不如英语,文化遗产也缺失本民族特色。语言政策对经济和文化的影响在这个有着特殊历史背景的国度表现得极为典型。

Influence of Philippine Language Policy on Its Economy and Culture

The popularity of English in the Philippines ranks top among Asian countries. And this language ad
vantage has benefited its economy in certain sense. Nevertheless, Filipino, the national language, has assumed secondary status in terms of prestige, resulting in a culture lacking ethnic features. What has happened in the Philippines with a special historic background typically shows how an adopted language policy may affect the economy and culture in a country.