A Reference Grammar of Ibanag

Ibanag belongs to the Cordilleran subgroup of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family. This study provides description of the different of the language: phonology, morphology, clause types, the grammar and semantics of nominal markers, pronominals, nominals, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, numerals, existentials, connectors, interrogativity, negation, and syntactic processes. Examples drawn from authentic speakers and published Ibanag texts are provided to illustrate the different features of the language.

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Shirley is a full-time professor of the Department of English and Applied Linguistics of De La Salle University, the Philippines. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from the same university where she graduated With Distinction. Shirley is currently involved in the documentation and corpus building of Philippine Languages.