English-Tagalog vocabulary / by J. Villa Panganiban.

By:

Panganiban, Jos� Villa. [from old catalog]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Manila, : University Pub. Co., 1960.Description: xxiv, 170p. ; 21 cmSubject(s):

LOC classification:

PL 6056 P36 1946

Summary: This book is intended for teachers and students, among translators, and among foreigners interested in the study of the national language. The original of this vocabulary contained 26,000 English entries with probably around 82,000 Tagalog equivalents, but the publishers wanted an edition for students and one that could be priced within the pocketbook of every one. Thus, the author was commission to abridge the original into around 6,000 most common English words based on the fundamental word lists compiled by educational scientists from Oxford, Columbia and Chicao universities, with a few additions and modifications to adapt the lists to Filipino background.The three main objective of this vocabulary are: simplicity, facility of reference and accuracy. The Tagalog equivalents in this vocabulary have been chosen for their accuracy in meaning. The orthography of the Tagalog meanings has been made to conform with the rules of the official grammar published by the Institute of National Language.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	TUP Manila Library	Filipiniana Section-GF Mezzanine	PL 6056 P36 1946 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P00013911
Book	TUP Manila Library	Filipiniana Section-GF Mezzanine	Fil R PL 6056 P3 1946 C2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P00013916

This book is intended for teachers and students, among translators, and among foreigners interested in the study of the national language. The original of this vocabulary contained 26,000 English entries with probably around 82,000 Tagalog equivalents, but the publishers wanted an edition for students and one that could be priced within the pocketbook of every one. Thus, the author was commission to abridge the original into around 6,000 most common English words based on the fundamental word lists compiled by educational scientists from Oxford, Columbia and Chicao universities, with a few additions and modifications to adapt the lists to Filipino background.The three main objective of this vocabulary are: simplicity, facility of reference and accuracy. The Tagalog equivalents in this vocabulary have been chosen for their accuracy in meaning. The orthography of the Tagalog meanings has been made to conform with the rules of the official grammar published by the Institute of National Language.