This root-based dictionary of the Ilocano language (Iloko), the lingua franca of Northern Luzon, and historically the language of the majority of Filipino immigrants to the USA, includes entries for roots and affixes with illustrative sentences, idioms, common derivations and scientific names.

locano is spoken in the northern Luzon region of the Philippines, and is sometimes called the national language of the north. It is spoken by about 9 million people, including large communities of Ilocanos in Hawaii and California. Although non-Tagalog Philippine languages are often called dialects, they are actually unique languages and Ilocano is not mutually intelligible with Tagalog. The aim of this dictionary and phrasebook is to assist the student or traveler in expanding his or her knowledge of the language and culture of the Philippines. * Introduction to basic grammar * Pronunciation guide * Ilocano-English / English-Ilocano dictionary * Ilocano phrasebook

Let's Speak Ilokano takes a new and lively approach to language learning. Lessons are learned in the context of simulated real-world experiences that are acted out in the classroom. Of related interest: Ilocano Dictionary and Grammar, by Carl Rubino

An essential source of reference for this linguistic community, as well as for linguists working on typology and syntax.

The extant generalizations about the grammar of space rely heavily on the analyses of declarative sentences. There is a need to check whether these generalizations also hold in the domain of interrogation. To this end this book analyzes data from some 450 languages (including non-standard varieties). The focus is on paradigms of spatial interrogatives such as English where, whither and whence and their internal organization. These paradigms are checked for recurrent patterns of morphological mismatches (such as syncretism) and different degrees of complexity (e.g. the number of segments). The data-base consists of a large parallel literary corpus (Le petit prince and translations thereof) which is complemented by further sources of information such as descriptive grammars. The data are analyzed from a synchronic perspective. However, diachronic issues are addressed unsystematically, too. It is shown that the distribution of phenomena which characterize paradigms of spatial interrogatives are subject to areal-linguistic factors. This is the first typological study of spatial interrogatives. It provides new insights for students of the grammar of space, morphological paradigms, and language typology.

Tagalog, also known as Pilipino, is the national language of the Philippines and has over 17 million speakers worldwide. Now expanded and completely updated, this best-selling reference is designed for students of Tagalog and native or heritage Tagalog speakers in need of a bilingual dictionary. Filipino Americans number over 3.8 million, making them the second largest Asian American community after Chinese Americans. Large Filipino immigrant communities are also found in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Japan and Australia. Tagalog Standard Dictionary: Revised & Expanded Edition includes a grammatical introduction to the language, a vocabulary appendix with numbers and menu terms. It provides over 20,000 total dictionary entries, with idiomatic expressions, slang, loan words and derivations.

The first areal-typological exploration of agreement systems in the world's languages.

TheBibliography of Southeast Asia: A Decade of Selected Social Science Publications in the English Language 1990 - 2000 comprises 6,521 entries of published works. The selection broadly represents the documentation of the political, economic, and social and cultural processes of one of the most interesting eras of the previous millennium.

"The Emergence of Distinctive Features will be of essential interest to phonologists and typologists, as well as to syntacticians, cognitive scientists, and scholars outside linguistics interested in the nature of language and its acquisition."--BOOK JACKET.