Filipino An Essential Grammar

Filipino: An Essential Grammar is a comprehensive and practical reference guide introducing the key grammatical forms and structures in the Filipino language. This book offers a detailed exploration of key phonological, morphological, and syntactic features of Filipino that are essential to achieving high levels of proficiency in the language. Across 14 chapters are concise explanations of important grammatical categories and linguistic features relevant in the description of Philippine languages, complemented by examples relevant for everyday conversations and easy-to-understand rules for navigating Filipino grammar. Taking into consideration the most salient grammatical aspects that need to be presented by teachers and mastered by learners of Filipino, this is the ideal reference grammar for researchers, teachers, and learners of the Filipino language. This book is designed for both independent and class-based studies by learners of Filipino at all levels.

Introduction Chapter 1. Phonology and Spelling Chapter 2. Nouns and Pronouns Chapter 3. Markers and Prepositions Chapter 4. Adjectives and Linker Chapter 5. Verbal Aspect Chapter 6. Verbal Focus Chapter 7. Verbal Mood Chapter 8. Pseudo-verbs and other verb forms Chapter 9. Adverbs Chapter 10. Connectors Chapter 11. Sentence structures Chapter 12. Clause types and Conjunctions Chapter 13. Interjections, Courtesies, and other Lexical classes Chapter 14. Summary: quick reference guide References Index

Sheila Zamar is Assistant Professor of ESL and Tagalog Language Instruction in the Defense Critical Language and Culture Program at the Mansfield Center, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA.