Perspectives on Philippine Languages: Five Centuries of European Scholarship(BK)-print

The first comprehensive history of European studies on Philippine languages, this book gives a synoptic view of studies by Dutch, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish linguists from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, placing them in their historical context. It opens up a new field of research in Philippine studies on previously unknown materials in European libraries and archives.

Published in 2012. Winner of Elfren S. Cruz Prize for Best Book in the Social Sciences in the 2013 National Book Awards.