The survey of dialects has a long history with conventional approaches characterized by linguist-led descriptions and dialectometry. This paper discusses how folk linguistic knowledge and perceptions, in the case of Panay, are indispensably valuable to dialectology and can further elevate the field by integrating contemporary technologies such as geographic information system or GIS.

This talk contains some addenda to my master's thesis "A Grammatical Sketch of Porohanon" which sought to "describe the phonetic, phonological, and morphosyntactic structures of Porohanon, a Bisayan language spoken in the Municipality of Poro, Camotes Islands, Cebu, Philippines" (Santiago, 2023). As they say, a good thesis is a finished one, and so I was not able to give more than a passing treatment to the rich set of discourse particles and the clause combining strategies of Porohanon due to time constraints. This presentation aims to gesture toward a full reference grammar treatment of the language. beginning with filling in these particular gaps in the description.

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