@article{jbp:/content/journals/10.1075/fol.2.2.04mar, author = "Martin, J.R.", title = "Logical meaning, interdependency and the linking particle {na/-ng} in Tagalog", journal= "Functions of Language", year = "1995", volume = "2", number = "2", pages = "189-228", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1075/fol.2.2.04mar", url = "https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/fol.2.2.04mar", publisher = "John Benjamins", issn = "0929-998X", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "In this paper the linking particle {nal-ng} in Tagalog is interpreted from the perspective of systemic functional linguistics. It is suggested that Tagalog's deployment of this particle to depend one unit on another across a range of grammatical environments argues for a grammatical theory in which constituency and interdependency are seen as complementary structuring principles, reflecting the experiential and logical subcomponents of Halliday's ideational meta-function. In addition, the challenge posed by Tagalog's apparently interpersonal deployments of the linking particle is addressed.", }