Modern Portuguese: A Reference Grammar - Couverture rigide

Perini, Mário A.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0300091559 ISBN 13 : 9780300091557

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2002

Synopsis

This is the first comprehensive modern Portuguese grammar written for the English-speaking reader. The book covers in detail all the patterns of modern Portuguese as spoken and written in Brazil, focusing on those points which are especially challenging for the English-speaking student, such as the use of the subjunctive, use of the definite article, preterit vs. imperfect verb forms, prepositions, and many others. With a wealth of examples to clarify every topic and an extensive index, this indispensable grammar offers students and teachers easy access to all the information they need for in-depth study of Portuguese.

Key features of the book:

• focuses on the needs of the English-speaking reader
• incorporates the results of recent linguistic research in jargon-free language
• emphasizes modern spoken Brazilian usage
• describes current Brazilian pronunciation in detail
• devotes a separate chapter to spelling problems
• discusses trends of the modern spoken language
  

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Mário A. Perini taught linguistics and Portuguese at major Brazilian universities for many years. More recently he has taught Portuguese as a foreign language in universities in the United States. He is now visiting professor, Department of Modern Languages, University of Mississippi at Oxford.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0300091559
• ISBN 13: 9780300091557
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 648
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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