1. Pumaren looking up. #Six point lead. #Patrimonio nasa gitna. #Finger roll.#Wala!# No foul# (N99, N100, N101, N102, N103, N104)


in middle nothing

"Pumaren looking up. Six point lead. Patrimonio in the middle. Finger roll. Missed. No foul."
 

Table 1 Taglish in the Speech of two Basketball Commentators

	Dr. J	Noli
Words
Total	2405	2996
English	2081	1813
% English	86.53%	60.51%
Clauses
Total	364	488
Words/clause	6.61	6.14
English only	276	172
% English only	75.83%	35.25%
Tagalog only	37	143
% Tagalog only	10.16%	29.30%
Taglish	51	173
% Taglish	14.01%	35.45%

Types of Switching: Alternation | Insertion | Convergence |


Alternation

Noli: A weak pass tapped out by Benny Cheng at mananatili ang bola sa panig ng Purefoods. (N256, N257)

                Commentary continues in English

                        14.) Dr. J: They are not wilting under the pressure right now (J59)

1. Noli: Malalaki na ito, Dr. J. (N30)


Big already these

"These (players) are already tall, Dr. J."

Dr. J: Talagang malalaki at saka, mabibigat. (J26)

Really big and also heavy

"They are really tall and heavy."

Noli: Ito na ang Itramuros Wall ng Corned Beef Cowboys. (N31)

This already the of

"This is already the Intramuros Wall of the Corned Beef Cowboys."


English followed by Tagalog commentary


2. Dr. J: They have three to give before they get into the penalty. Almost, huh (J232-234)


Noli: Ipinasa niya. Natapik palabas ni Dindo Pumaren. (N337-338)

Passed he tapped out by

"He passed the ball. It was tapped out by Dindo Pumaren."

Dr. J: That’s what we can expect from Dindo Pumaren at these stages of the ballgame, the hustle, the pick-up. You really got to protect the ball as if it was your life. (J235-237)
 
 

3. Dr. J: Nobody is calling a time out? (J251)


Noli: Walang timeout. (N360)

None

"No timeout"
 

4. Dr. J. He’s playing hurt. (J101)


Noli: Oo. Nagkaroon po ito ng kapansanan back in the first half. (N134)

Yes had this of disability

"Yes, he had an injury back in the first half."
 

Table 3 Alternation within a Turn

	Dr. J	Noli
Language Pattern
English/English	143	85
Tagalog/Tagalog	17	96
No Shift between Clauses	160 (74.42%)	181 (53.39%)
Tagalog/English	25	78
English/Tagalog	30	80
Shift between Clauses	55 (25.58%)	158 (46.61%)
Total Possible Shifts	215	339

15. Noli: This is going to be a close one down the stretch. Bal David pumapay ng baseline.


fanning of

"This is going to be a close one down the stretch. Bal David is fanning the baseline."

Dumaan siya sa kanto. Mintis. Rebounds. Sa kanya pa rin. Lumapit. Fall away.

Passed he in corner missed in him still approached

"He passed to the corner and missed. Rebounds. Still has the ball. He approaches. Falls away."

Medyo pinilit iyan. Rebound. Nakuha ni Wilmer Ong. (N138-N146)

Little bit forced that got by

"Looks a little forced. Rebound. Wilmer Ong got it."

16. Dr J: Kanina, one, one ang foul. Ngayon apat na naman sa isa.


A while ago the now four linker again on one

"A while ago the foul was one, one. Now, it is already four on one.

Gordon’s just gives up the fouls so easily. They don’t challenge with their defense and they just cannot. They really have a lot of problems with the movement pace of Purefoods." (J112-117)

17. Dr. J: By the way, they also let him sit out because of the deliberate foul. He’s back in the ballgame. He has five personal fouls kung hindi ako nagkakamali. (J97-100)


if not I mistaken

"if I’m not mistaken."
 

18. Noli: Twenty second time out, ang hinibingi ni Eric Altamirano, with four


the being asked for by

"asked for by Eric Altamirano"

seconds remaining in the shot clock. (N323)
 

19. Dr. J: That is why medyo may itatagal siguro. (J33)


a little bit have sustain maybe

"That is why he can probably keep going."
 

20. Noli: And Gordon’s really cranking it up ngayon sa depensa. (N335)


now in defense

"And Gordon’s really cranking it up now in the defense."
 
 
 

Insertion

 

Table 4 Code Mixing through Insertion

	Dr. J	Noli
Clauses with English Base	288	240
With Tagalog Inserts	20 (6.94%)	73 (30.42%)
Clauses with Tagalog Base	76	248
With English Inserts	29 (38.16%)	99 (39.92%)

Table 5 Grammatical Category of English Insertions in Tagalog Clauses

	Dr. J	Noli
Noun	7	32
Complex Nominal	14	45
Det. Adj. Noun	0	2
Prepositional Phrase	2	8
Verb	4	4
Predicate Adjectival	2	4
Coordinating Conjunction	2	6
Subordinating Conjunction	2	0
Rejoinder/tag	2	11
Adverbial	3	8
Number	2	3
TOTAL	40	123

15. Noli: Patromonio sumiksik sa baseline. (N167)


moved closer to

"Patromonio moved closer to the baseline."
 

16. Dr. J: Ang plano talaga, isasagad siya dito sa second half. (J34)


The plan really push the limit he here in

"The plan is to really push him to the limit here in the second half."
 

17. Noli: Pero isa pa ring good presence of mind mula kay Dindo Pumaren. (N13)


But one more also from

"But one more (display) of good presence of mind by Dindo Pumaren."
 
 
 

18. Noli: At kasama ngayon ni Anthony, the winning coach si Sonny Jaworski. (N459)

30.) Noli: but no blue shirts na kasama niya.

31.) Dr. J: Nahuli lang siya doon in that last play.(J96)

1. Noli: Since 1991, pamula noong nanalo ang Ginebra from a 1,3,1 deficit….(N16)


since when won the

"Since 1991, when Ginebra won from a 1,3,1 "

2. Noli: Nagha-huddle yong mga azul. Nagha-huddle rin yong mga puti. (N190, 191)


Huddling those pl. blue huddling also those pl. while

"The blues are huddling. The whites are huddling too."

3. Dr. J: Siyempre, tatayo lang si Marlou, hindi na di-dribble yan. (J323, 324)


Of course, stand only focus marker not already will dribble that

"Of course, Marlou will just stand there, he will no longer dribble."
 

4. Dr. J: Yong covered na yan, parang may maktapat na board diyan. (J56)


That that like have across that there

"That is covered like there is a board across it." (i.e. the shot is blocked)
 

5. Noli: So hindi nakapagtawag ng time out (N406)


No able to call a

"So they weren’t able to call a time out."
 

6. Dr. J: Because may ano, pero mali lang yata ni Evangelista. (J221,222)


have what, but wrong only maybe by

"Because there is something, but I think that Evangelista only made a mistake."

7. Noli: Well, dies y ocho puntos na si Defense Minister. (N52)


eighteen points already actor case

"Well, the Defense Minister already has eighteen points."

8. Noli: Only once na hindi siya naka double digits. (N26)


that no he able to

"It only happened once that he was not able to score double digits."

9. Noli: Three, one ang ating talaan sa series. (N146)


the our list in

"Our list for the series says three, one."

Table 6 Grammatical Category of Tagalog Insertions in English Clauses

	Dr. J	Noli
Noun	0	0
Complex Nominal	0	0
Focus/case marker + Nominal	1	7
Focus/case marker	4	41
Verb	0	0
Coordinating Conjunction	2	9
Subordinating Conjunction	1	0
Rejoinder/Tag	10	12
Adverbial clitics	5	15
Numbers	0	4
TOTAL	23	88

32. Noli: This is really the kind of basketball that ang dalawang koponan are trying to find. (N124)


the two teams

"This is really the kind of basketball that the two teams are trying to find."

33. Dr. J: Oo, it’s been a big quarter for Purefoods. (J4)

43.) Noli: They’re responding to the challenge, ano, Dr. J? (N83)

right

"They’re responding to the challenge, aren’t they, Dr. J?"
 

1. Dr. J: And they are not yet in the penalty, mga kaibigan. (J 290)


Pl. friend

"And they are not yet in the penalty, my friends."
 

2. Dr. J: Expensive hardware, ika nga. (J204)


say really

"Expensive hardware, as we say."

3. Noli: Point lead na lamang. (N72)


now only

"There’s just a point lead."
 

4. Noli: …and they have too much points pa rin. (N480)


still also

"and still they have too much points."
 

5. Noli: They’ve come out in droves dito sa Araneta Coliseum. (N125)


here loc.

"They’ve come out in droves here at the Araneta Coliseum."

6. Noli: Pero Dindo decided to give it to Alvin. (N405)


But

"But Dindo decided to give it to Alvin."

7. Noli: There is no tomorrow para sa Gordons team. (N3)


Patient

"There is no tomorrow for the Gordons team."

8. Noli: We will have game number six on Sunday sa Cuneta Astrodome. (N482)

"We will have game number six on Sunday at the Cuneta Astrodome.

        52.) Noli: Si Noli Locsin has four fouls. (N279)

        Focus target for names of people

        "Noli Locsin has four fouls."
 

            53.) Dr. J: It was a second time around, ano? (J15)

1. Dr. J: Oo, and a loose ball foul on Jerry. (J179)


Yes

"Yes, and a loose ball foul on Jerry."
 

2. Noli: Pero Dindo decided to give it to Alvin. (N405)


But

"But Dindo decided to give it to Alvin."
 

3. Dr. J: It’s strictly inside na ginagawa niya ngayon. Almost always all play. (J266-268) that doing he now

                                Noli: Oh, yes. (N386)

                                Dr. J: Ton of free throws (J273)

                                Noli: Yes. (N397)

                60.) Noli: And it’s back to a ten-point lead para sa Gordon’s Gin boys. (N21)

                    for

"And it’s back to a ten-point lead for the Gordon’s Gin boys."

1. Noli: Hizon from the corner, missed it, rebound ni Bong Ravena. (N313-315)


By

"Hizon from the corner, missed it, rebound by Bong Ravena."
 

2. Noli: He’s played defense laban kay Patrimonio in addition to a total of six points


against

para kay Wilmer Ong. (N182)

for

"He’s played defense against Patrimonio in addition to a total of six points for Wilmer Ong."

3. Noli: Second personal foul ni Bal David. First team foul ng Gordon’s Gin. (N60-

64.) Noli: And so, si Sonny Jaworski loses one white body. (N183)