Semantic Analysis on the Police Lingo in the Narratives of BS LEAD Students: A Forensic Linguistic Study

This study looks into the terminologies (police lingo) in write-ups of Bachelor Science Law Enforcement Administration fourth-year students to illustrate categorical and descriptive meanings words used narratives, identify errors usage, find out inaccuracies application mechanics writing like correct spelling, capitalization, abbreviation, punctuation marks. Twenty-six (26) (BSLEAD) participated this study. They were instructed write a narrative report one their experiences field. Police lingo identified statements such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, singled from narratives. These analyzed determine whether they clearly stated intention described vividly what meant say. Semantic analysis was done by giving dictionary definition word first level (categorical meaning parts speech) illustrative second (descriptive meaning), hence, police narratives explained literal clarity statements. Results showed that male female respondents have similar choice context utterances reports. also committed punctuation, capitalization. It is recommended BSLEAD engage language learning activities conversation using English, reading forensic texts, listening/watching investigative programs on radio or television use English medium.