Diachronic and Synchronic Parameters of Philippine Society and Culture

By Prospero R. Covar

What does “diachronic” mean?from two Greek words “dia”

which means through and “khronos” which means time.

of or concerned with phenomena, such as linguistic features, as they change through time.

What does “synchronic” means?From Ancient Greek σύν

 (sýn, “with, in company with, together with”) + χρόνος (chrónos, “time”)

concerned with events existing in a limited time period and ignoring historical antecedents

Periods of Filipino History

Formative Period (0.5 M to 1565)

Period of Struggle and National Consolidation (1565 – 1898)

Period of Cultural Solidarity (1898 – 1998)

Formative Age (0.5M – 1565)

Period of Struggle and National Consolidation ( 1565 – 1898)

Treaty of Paris (1898)

Pearl Harbor Attack

“ I shall return.”

Period of Cultural Solidarity (1898-1998)

Major Parameters of Philippine Society and Culture

Allocation of goods and servicesAllocation of power and authorityIdeological Enculturation