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Modern Portuguese : A Reference Grammar
Overview
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
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780300091557
- ISBN-10: 0300091559
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- Publish Date: March 2002
- Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.34 x 1.91 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.71 pounds
- Page Count: 648
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