Jillian Loise Melchor
List of John Benjamins publications in which Jillian Loise Melchor is involved.
Articles
2025 What do we talk about when we talk about Chavacano? Language names in the archaeology of knowledge Names and Naming, Krämer, Philipp, Eeva M. Sippola and Rachel Selbach (eds.), pp. 112–140 | Article
This article examines the polysemic nature of the glossonym ‘Chavacano’ at the level of discourse, beyond the documented structural properties of its referent, i.e. the Philippine Chavacano Creoles. Arguing that language names function as statements with epistemic value, the study explores the… read more
2022 Zamboanga Chavacano: From español de cocina to un poquito español .A postcolonial inquiry into creole language preservation Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 37:1, pp. 72–113 | Article
Existing literature on Philippine languages is rife with references to Chavacano, the hypernym for Spanish-based creoles spoken in various parts of the archipelago. Variants of Chavacano are characterised in historical accounts as ‘a corrupt Spanish dialect’ with depreciative labels such as… read more