Portuguese A Linguistic Introduction [Paperback]

This book provides a clear and accessible introduction to the linguistic structure of Portuguese, and its sociolinguistic and historical background.This book provides an accessible introduction to the linguistic structure of Portuguese. As well as covering the central topics of syntax, phonology, morphology, semantics and pragmatics, it looks at its social and historical background, exploring 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, it focuses on presenting the linguistic facts in a clear and accessible way, providing a useful global overview of the language and its surrounding issues.This book provides an accessible introduction to the linguistic structure of Portuguese. As well as covering the central topics of syntax, phonology, morphology, semantics and pragmatics, it looks at its social and historical background, exploring 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, it focuses on presenting the linguistic facts in a clear and accessible way, providing a useful global overview of the language and its surrounding issues.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.1. Portuguese in the world; 2. The sounds of Portuguese; 3. Words; 4. Sentences; 5. Portuguese in time; 6. The expansion of European Porlƒ7