Complex Adaptive Language: The Kamayo Circumstance

Abstract

Language education relies much on how learners understand their first language. Educative processes fail in the event that language is distortedly interpreted. Kamayo natives are among the students of SDSSU. This research traced the origin of the language Kamayo andthe movement of the language across cultures. Identification of the language as complex adaptive is anchored on the theory of Beckner et al. (2009) that says “The structures of language emerge from interrelated patterns of experience, social interaction, and cognitive mechanisms. “It was done through the use of Wave- Model Based Diagram of Language by Johannes Schmidt. The study went through primary data collection, personal interview, focused group discussion and secondary data collection. Results of the study show that Kamayo which is spoken in Surigao del Sur had moved into variations. These variations are a sort of complex adaptive system. The complex experience, social interaction and cognitive mechanisms of the language is brought about by its historical origin from Davao Oriental. Its transmission to the province of Surigao del Sur could be traced back on the early 1900. It is an official language of Mandayan tribe. It enlightened language educators on its utility to teaching language. When the complex language adaptive system is well understood in its role to describe dynamic language experience, language education deems effective.