TAHANAN: SANCTUARY OR CAGE? LANGUAGE, IDENTITY, AND THE ENGINEERING OF BELONGING – THE CASE OF THE KADAZANDUSUN

TAHANAN: SANCTUARY OR CAGE? LANGUAGE, IDENTITY, AND THE ENGINEERING OF BELONGING – THE CASE OF THE KADAZANDUSUN
Linguistics Special Lecture Series (LSLS) 2026 No. 5
17 September 2026 | Thu | 10:00 AM
Pilar Herrera Hall

The Linguistics Special Lecture Series (LSLS) features talks by invited experts on various topics under the fields of theoretical and applied linguistics. As part of the Lingg Month 2026 celebration, and in cooperation with the UPD Department of Anthropology, LSLS No. 5 features Trixie Marjorie Tangit, PhD, lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Sabah.

Taking Tagalog tahanan (“home”) vs. Malay tahanan (“custody”) as a lens, Trixie Marjorie Tangit, PhD, explores how language planning in Sabah transformed a sanctuary of identity into an administrative cage—and why true belonging resists state engineering.
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Moderator:
Mark Kevin Reginio
Assistant Professor, UPD Department of Anthropology

This event is free and open to the public. More details about the event will be posted soon. For inquiries, you may send an email to <[email protected]>.

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