A reference grammar of Ibanag

The present dissertation aims at providing a groundbreaking analysis of the language, illustrating the intricacies of Ibanag in as clear and comprehensive a manner as possible. As should a reference grammar do, this study deals with the phonology, morphology and syntax of the language. The grammar of the various lexical categories is carefully explicated focusing on their semantic, morphological, and syntactic properties. The present study is basically free from any linguistic theory and uses eclectic approach in describing the features of the language. The corpus used in the study comes from published and unpublished works in Ibanag, transcripts, and from informants who speak the Tuguegarao variety of Ibanag. The description of the language revolves around the following aspects: Phonology (section1), Morphology (section 2), Clause types (section 3), Nominal Marking system (section 4), Pronominals (section 5), Nominals (section 6), Adjectives (section 7), Verbs (section 8), Adverbials (section 9), Numerals (section 10), Existentials (section 11), Connectors (section 12), Interrogativity (section 13), Negation (section 14), and Syntactic Processes (section 15). A glossary of terms and sample Ibanag texts are provided for cross-referencing. It is highly recommended that other aspects of the language be further investigated such as the verbal, adjective, and adverbial systems