Portuguese: A Linguistic Introduction

by Milton M. Azevedo

Book Overview

This accessible book provides a comprehensive introduction to the linguistic structure of Portuguese. Clearly organised, it covers the central topics of syntax, phonology, morphology, semantics and pragmatics, and explores the social and historical background of Portuguese, its development and spread in the world, and related sociolinguistic issues such as dialect variation and language planning. It also includes a chapter on Portuguese in Brazil,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521805155
• ISBN13: 9780521805155
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"