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Portuguese: A Linguistic Introduction
Hardback
Main Details
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Portuguese: A Linguistic Introduction
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Milton M. Azevedo
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:356 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | linguistics |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521801263
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| Classifications | Dewey:469 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
48 Tables, unspecified; 3 Maps; 1 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
13 January 2005 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This accessible introduction to the linguistic structure of Portuguese looks at its social and historical background. In addition to covering the central topics of syntax, phonology, morphology, semantics and pragmatics, it explores the development of the language, the spread of Portuguese in the world, and sociolinguistic issues such as dialect variation and language planning. Keeping linguistic theory to a minimum, the book focuses on presenting linguistic facts within a useful global survey of the language and its issues.
Author Biography
Milton Azevedo is Professor of Hispanic Linguistics in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Berkeley.
Reviews'An especially strong point for this work as an introductory linguistics text is its clarity and comprehensibility, achieved without 'talking down' to the beginner or excluding more advanced students.' Hispania
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