Manual of Brazilian Portuguese Linguistics

This manual is the first comprehensive account of Brazilian Portuguese linguistics written in English, offering new insights from extensive research on the linguistic reality of the vast territory. It covers language-internal and external topics, including language documentation and description projects, linguistic policies, and psycholinguistics, with a combination of formal, functional, generative, and sociolinguistic approaches.

Format: Hardback
Length: 639 pages
Publication date: 24 October 2022
Publisher: De Gruyter

This comprehensive manual is a groundbreaking contribution to Brazilian Portuguese linguistics, written in English for a global audience. It provides a wealth of insights for linguists, historians, and social scientists, drawing from extensive research conducted over the past decades. Spanning 20 insightful chapters, internationally renowned experts offer detailed and concise information on a diverse range of language-internal and external synchronic and diachronic topics. This invaluable information has been derived from large-scale language documentation and description projects, including the project on the linguistic norm of educated speakers (NURC), the project "Grammar of spoken Portuguese," and the project "Towards a History of Brazilian Portuguese" (PHPB).

In addition to these foundational chapters, the manual includes chapters that are of high contemporary interest and relevance, such as the study of linguistic policies and psycholinguistics. What sets this manual apart is its unique approach, which combines formal, functional, generative, and sociolinguistic approaches to provide a comprehensive understanding of Brazilian Portuguese. This is achieved through the double authorship of some chapters, bringing together and synthesizing different perspectives.

The manual offers theoretical insights of general interest, making it a valuable resource for scholars and researchers across various disciplines. Its comprehensive coverage of language-related topics, coupled with the integration of multiple theoretical frameworks, makes it an essential reference for anyone interested in exploring the rich linguistic heritage of Brazil.

Weight: 1278g
Dimension: 176 x 251 x 44 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783110405866