Papers by Shielanie Dacumos
Asian Journal of English Language Studies
In the Philippines, the increasing number of issues about beauty-product hazards has become an in... more In the Philippines, the increasing number of issues about beauty-product hazards has become an involuntary outrage since mass media exposed the tremors brought by chemical contents in cosmetic items. Under certain circumstances, even if business owners designed and manufactured their products as vigilant and watchful as possible, consumers remain susceptible to a certain degree of risks associated with beauty-product use. The practicability and viability of upholding consumer safety were made possible as this paper examined 45 beauty product-warning texts in the Philippines. A range of linguistic features, such as signal words , orders of nouns , synthetic personalization (Fairclough, 1989), tenor and field continuum , attributive adjectives (Marza, 2011), manner, temporal, and spatial adverbs, were employed to determine the lexical features of warning messages. Using qualitative analysis, the results revealed that cautionary texts may have some lapses on the use of noun abstractness, synthetic personalization, field continuum, adjectives, and adverbs. Such an investigation brought up the transparency of communicative features of safety texts. Moreover, conditional sentences and the use of declarative and imperative sentences were analyzed, which disclosed the manufacturers' practice on anticipating emergencies. The results display significant implications for the productliability law in the country, which can further bridge consumers' vital access to safety, hence bringing to light the real purpose of product-warning texts in the mainstream Philippine market.
International Journal on Natural Language Computing
In the Philippines, parents refused their children having an anti-measles and anti-dengue vaccine... more In the Philippines, parents refused their children having an anti-measles and anti-dengue vaccines, which created a medical outbreak. This may not happen if product warnings have been given and explained to the parents. Indeed, product warnings are found to be in their optimal position in safeguarding the life of consumer-patients. This paper anatomizes the lexical features of medicine product warnings in the Philippines which are crucial in the response discourses. A range of linguistic frameworks were applied and significant findings were drawn. Gaps were identified on the use of noun abstractness, synthetic personalization, field continuum, adjectives, and adverbs. Such an investigation brought up the transparency of communicative features of medicine safety texts. In the end, linguistic components create a vital impact on the legal content adequacy of medicine product warnings, unfolding the vitalities of these messages in facilitating informed decision-making among consumer-pat...
Computer Networks & Communications
Over the stretch of years, the Philippines has been facing numerous medical problems since the pu... more Over the stretch of years, the Philippines has been facing numerous medical problems since the public outcry against a ‘dengue’ vaccine. As a result, parents refused their children from having an anti-measles vaccine which created a medical outbreak in the country. Product warnings are found to be in their optimal position in safeguarding the life of consumerpatients. This paper anatomizes the lexical features of medicine product warnings in the Philippines which are crucial in the response discourses. A range of linguistic frameworks were applied and significant findings were drawn. Lapses on the use of noun abstractness, synthetic personalization, field continuum, adjectives, and adverbs were identified. Such an investigation brought up the transparency of communicative features of medicine safety texts. In the end, linguistic components create a vital impact on the legal content adequacy of medicine product warnings, unfolding the vitalities of these messages in facilitating info...
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Papers by Shielanie Dacumos