LINGUIST List 14.2151

Wed Aug 13 2003

Books: Applied Ling, Portuguese: McGovern, Ganho

Editor for this issue: Marisa Ferrara <marisalinguistlist.org>

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1. jreid, Using Portuguese: McGovern, Ganho

Title: Using Portuguese
Subtitle: A Guide to Contemporary Usage
			
Publication Year: 2003
Publisher: Cambridge University Press 
 http://www.cup.org		 
			
Author: Timothy Michael McGovern, University of California, Santa
	Barbara, CA
Author: Ana Sofia Ganho, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 
				
Paperback: ISBN: 0521796636, Pages: 280, Price: $24.00
Comment: Price subject to change
			
Abstract:

This guide to Portuguese usage covers the Brazilian and European
varieties of Portuguese, and differentiates clearly between them. It
pays special attention to those areas of vocabulary and grammar which
cause most difficulty to English-speakers and also includes a special
chapter for students familiar with Spanish, highlighting similarities
and differences between the two languages. Consideration is given
throughout to questions of style and register. The text is an
essential reference for intermediate as well as more advanced
students.

Contents:
1. Introduction; 2. Written expression; 3. Vocabulary; 4. Nouns and
adjectives; 5. Verbs; 6. Reported speech; 7. Pronouns and articles;
8. Adverbs; 9. Comparatives and superlatives; 10. Interrogatives;
11. Fields of meaning - vocabulary extension; 12. Portuguese for
Spanish speakers; Portuguese index; English index.

Lingfield(s): Applied Linguistics
		Language Acquisition
			 
Subject Language(s): Portuguese (Language code: POR)

Written In: English (Language Code: ENG)


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