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Quakenbush, J. Stephen – 1991
A study investigated the phonemic and morphophonemic patterning of the glottal stop in Agutaynen, a Meso-Philippine language, and some comparison with two northern Philippine languages. Agutaynen glottal stop has as its sole origin a neutralization of contrast rule, the operation of which can be noted in three different linguistic environments.…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Research
Hall, William C. – 1987
This dissertation presents a study of patterns of speech in Western Subanon, as heard in areas of Mindanao, an island in the Philippines. An introductory section discusses relevant general issues in linguistic research and the present study. The relationships of language to linguistics and of language to society, the objectives of the study, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Communication, Language Patterns, Language Research
Salas Reyes, Vicente; And Others – 1969
This Aklanon-English dictionary consists of a list of basic root words or word bases of Aklanon. The dictionary is designed to be used both by native speakers of Aklanon and by foreign learners. For the former, it can serve to: (1) establish a uniform system of spelling, (2) broaden or intensify the use and understanding of idiomatic standard…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Dictionaries, Etymology, Form Classes (Languages)
Geoghegan, William H. – 1973
This monograph represents the results of an attempt to construct at least one portion of a theoretical framework for describing and analyzing the performance routines used by the native actor to realize his competence to make culturally appropriate decisions. In general the concern is to describe in theoretical terms the structure and operation of…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Anthropology, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes
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Edrial-Luzares, Casilda, Ed.; Hale, Austin, Ed. – 1978
This volume is devoted to papers of an empirical or theoretical nature contributing to the study of language and communicative bahavior in the Philippines. Articles included are: (1) "Three Criteria for Establishing Dialect Boundries," by Michael Ross Walrod; (2) "Topic in Tagalog Revisited," by Teresita C. Rafael; (3)…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Case (Grammar), Cebuano, Creoles
de la Cruz, Beato A.; Zorc, R. David Paul – 1968
The purposes of this grammar of Aklanon are to: (1) provide teachers with a sourcebook on their dialect, so that they can understand the formalities of Aklanon; (2) provide foreign learners of the dialect, particularly Peace Corps volunteers or missionaries, with a reference grammar; and (3) provide linguists with a treatment of an unresearched…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adverbs, Dialect Studies, Form Classes (Languages)
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Edrial-Luzares, Casilda, Ed.; Hale, Austin, Ed. – 1977
This volume is devoted to papers on an empirical or theoretical nature contributing to the study of language and communicative behavior in the Philippines. Articles included are: (1) "The Phonemic Consequences of Two Morphophonemic Rules in Molbog," by H. Arnold Thiessen; (2) "A Look at a Northern Kankanay Text (a syntactic…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Case (Grammar), Cebuano, Deep Structure