TAGALOG had its first grammar book published before English did. The linguistic milestone can be mainly credited to the Spaniard known as “Nebrija,” who played a pivotal role in that development.
Nebrija en Filipinas
Nebrija en Filipinas, tailored for Filipino audiences, is an adaptation of the Nebrija expo organized by the National Library of Spain in 2022 which marked the 500th anniversary of the grammarian’s passing. Through informative panels and displays of books, it highlights Nebrija’s cultural contributions and contextualized them within the publication of the first grammars of the Philippine vernacular languages. Such linguistic endeavors were directly shaped by the author’s teachings.
As a result, Tagalog saw its first grammar book published in 1610 with Francisco Blancas de San José’s “.
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