ACADEMIC

LANGUAGE AND
VOCABULARY
COMPLEX SENTENCE
STRUCTURES
INFORMAL
This paper is on the big effect of the
Bangsamoro Government. It
explains why the problem in
Mindanao is not addressed. It is
about the taxonomy of power-
politics. It discusses such in terms of
controlling economic, social, and
political resources.
FORMAL
The article analyzes the
transformative impact of the new
political unit called Bangsamoro
Government on the taxonomy of
power-politics with regard to
domination of economic, social, and
political resources, which is a major
reason of the failure to address this
Mindanaoan problem (Solomon in
Kinaadman, 2013).
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INFORMAL
What’s worse is that in Southeast
Asia and particularly in the
Philippine south, wars are happening
here and there.
FORMAL
More seriously, in Southeast Asia,
and the Philippine south in
particular, ethnic or armed conflicts
are very prevalent (Solomon in
Kinaadman, 2013).
TECHNICAL LANGUAGE
GENERAL
Perhaps, we can see how we try to
ignore typhoons and to think of them
as something normal. It is true that
we are scared of typhoons and
catastrophes but in the passing of
years we can’t collect all these fears
together, so what happens is that we
unite in forgetting the encounters by
somehow ignoring them. This is a
kind of social and cultural post-
traumatic stress syndrome
TECHNICAL
If it may be true then, what can be seen
is an attempt to treat typhoons as
nonexistent and to pass for what
happens as normal. The Filipinos are
stigmatized by typhoons and
catastrophes. Over time however, they
refuse to accumulate this stigma. Thus,
it becomes a collective act of intellectual
forgetting by denying its existence, a
kind of social and cultural post-
traumatic stress syndrome (Montalvan II
in Kinaadman, 2013).
TECHNICAL LANGUAGE
GENERAL SPECIFIC

One of the Filipinos’ cultural traits is The Filipino amnesia of typhoons

their ability to forget their typhoon appears to be a cultural construct
experiences. (Montalvan II in Kinaadman, 2013).
IMPERSONAL LANGUAGE
PERSONAL
How we make sense of the social world is a
subjective, internal construction. How our
stories and our lives are accumulated
through social practices and customs define
our social worlds. By forgetting, we regain
our self-esteem. In the process, we develop
memory loss of past typhoons.
IMPERSONAL
How Filipinos make sense of the social
world is a subjective, internal construction.
Their social worlds are defined by how their
stories and lives are accumulated through
social practices and customs. Their self-
esteem is regained by forgetting. In the
process, a memory loss of past typhoons is
developed (Montalvan II in Kinaadman,
2013).
IMPERSONAL LANGUAGE
PERSONAL
What I observe is that the problem in
Mindanao problem is not only confined to
you or a few Mindanaoans but is shared
with the rest of the Filipinos whatever their
political and socio-cultural backgrounds are.
IMPERSONAL
The Mindanao problem is not only confined
as an issue to one or some sectors in
Mindanao in particular, and the country in
general, regardless of political and socio-
cultural backgrounds (Solomon in
Kinaadman, 2013).
LANGUAGES TO AVOID
Opinions are allowed in academic writing; however, they have to be presented
in an objective fashion. This means that they should be grounded on adequate
evidence. Using judgmental and emotive words then destroys the objectivity of
the text. Judgmental words show the writer’s personal stance on an issue.
Examples of which include “I think”, “I believe”, and “I agree.” Moreover,
emotive words such as “weak”, “awful”, and “vicious” reveal feelings that are
personal and subjective.
JUDGMENTAL :
But in my opinion, the immense issue to confront is: Is a political autonomy
responsive and effective in addressing Moro-politics and armed separatism
notwithstanding the lucid fact that the Bangsamoro people of Mindanao are
invoking their own set of value system, sentiments and loyalties, and
institutions? This, I believe, provides us a dichotomized distinction between
ethnic nationalism and national identity. Therefore I must conclude that to
promote ethnic nationalism is the core issue, which any separatist movement in
Mindanao is trying to advance that ultimately leads to the establishment of a
system of governance suitable and responsive to the needs of the Bangsamoro
people.
NON-JUDGMENTAL:
But the issue to confront is how responsive and effective political
autonomy is to address Moro-politics and armed separatism
notwithstanding the fact that the Bangsamoro people of Mindanao
are invoking their own set of value system, sentiments and loyalties,
and institutions. This provides a dichotomized distinction between
ethnic nationalism and national identity. To promote ethnic
nationalism is the core issue, which any separatist movement in
Mindanao is trying to advance that ultimately leads to the
establishment of a system of governance suitable and responsive to
the needs of the Bangsamoro people. (Solomon in Kinaadman,
2013).
EMOTIVE
A peace agreement is a necessary state mechanism which truly aims
to arrive at political compromises. The protective government of the
Philippines uses it to counter any hostile armed resistance. Moreover,
the government also uses it to achieve national security, a long-
desired condition in which people’s way of life and their institutions,
their territorial integrity and sovereignty, including their well-being,
are totally protected and enhanced. Thus, this is a pre-requisite for a
collectively aspired economic growth and development.
NON-EMOTIVE
A peace agreement is a state mechanism which aims to arrive at
political compromises. The government of the Philippines uses it to
counter any armed resistance. Moreover, the government also uses it
to achieve national security, a condition in which people’s way of life
and their institutions, their territorial integrity and sovereignty,
including their wellbeing, are protected and enhanced. Thus, this is a
pre-requisite for economic growth and development. (Solomon in
Kinaadman, 2013).
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For more of the terminologies frequently used in the academe, you may refer to
Averil Coxhead’s Academic Word List (2000) available at the Victoria
University’s website
http://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/academicwordlist
or at Lund University’s website available at
http://awelu.srv.lu.se/uploads/media/Coxhead_s_Academic_Word_List.pdf or
the University of Manchester’s Academic Phrase Bank available at
http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/introducing-work/