The isolation of Hiligaynon statements

Abstract

This article attempts to define the <em>Hiligaynon</em> statement and to identify its subclasses in terms of a description of its contrastive structuring and the elements that function in its basic patterns. This is a part of a Master’s thesis whose objective is to compare and contrast the signaling features of English and <em>Hiligaynon</em> and to predict student difficulties which may arise from the nature of the languages in contact Researches, especially by linguists, on the nature and functioning of language have constantly been undertaken. In recent years this interest has brought about a new approach in the teaching of languages. The new approach, better known as the second language approach, can be more effectively used if the teacher understands the structuring of the native language of the learner as well as that of the new language before teaching the new language to him. This new approach also requires teaching materials which are based on a scientific description of the native language of the learner and the target language. The interest in the new approach has spread in many countries.