The Syntax Of Portuguese

Author : Mary A. Kato,Ana Maria Martins,Jairo Nunes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521860611

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The Syntax of Portuguese by Mary A. Kato,Ana Maria Martins,Jairo Nunes Pdf

A comprehensive look at the syntactic properties of Portuguese, focusing on differences between European and Brazilian Portuguese such as their pronominal and agreement systems, null subjects, null complements and word order. It is essential reading for researchers and students of Portuguese language, Romance linguistics and theoretical syntax.

Author : Joao Costa
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2000-10-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780195352214

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Portuguese Syntax by Joao Costa Pdf

This volume is a collection of previously unpublished articles focusing on the following aspects of Portuguese syntax: clause structure, clitic placement, word order variation, pronominal system, verb movement, quantification, and distribution of particles. The articles are written within the principles and parameters framework and contrast Portuguese with other Romance languages.

Author : Roberta Pires De Oliveira,Ina Emmel,Sandra Quarezemin
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027261205

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Brazilian Portuguese, Syntax and Semantics by Roberta Pires De Oliveira,Ina Emmel,Sandra Quarezemin Pdf

This book opens with Angelika Kratzer and Luigi Rizzi talking about contemporary issues, such as non-recursiveness of focus and the semantics of topics. The chapters climb down the spine from the left periphery to DP: the value of subjunctive across the history of German, expressive expressions in Brazilian Portuguese, left and right dislocation and the speaker’s perspective in Italian, Brazilian double subjects and left dislocated topic, long versus short wh-movement in Brazilian Portuguese and Quebec French, low adverbs and the raising of the verb in Brazilian Portuguese, ellipsis and null objects in Brazilian and European Portuguese, and bare singulars in Brazilian Portuguese. The chapters propose original accounts for language variation and historical changes, most of them focusing on Brazilian Portuguese, a challenge to syntax and semantics. Thus, the volume contributes to Brazilian and Portuguese Linguistics, as well as to general and contemporary research on syntax and semantics of natural languages.

Author : Ana Lúcia Santos,Anabela Gonçalves
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027263964

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Complement Clauses in Portuguese by Ana Lúcia Santos,Anabela Gonçalves Pdf

This volume addresses core issues on complement clauses, focusing on Portuguese (European, Brazilian and Mozambican varieties). It contributes to the discussion of complementation, providing an overview of how theoretical syntax and acquisition studies may combine to broaden our knowledge about the topic. The articles are organized in two sections, each one followed by a comment paper: the first section, more theoretical in its nature, gathers contributions analyzing major syntactic aspects of complementation in Portuguese, from a synchronic and a diachronic point of view; the second section includes articles on L1 and L2 acquisition of Portuguese complementation. Both sections especially focus on infinitival structures; mood selection and the interpretation of subjects in finite complement clauses are also topics of particular relevance. The volume is meant for researchers and students interested in formal syntax and acquisition in general and Portuguese syntax and acquisition in particular.

Author : W. Leo Wetzels,Sergio Menuzzi,João Costa
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781119096764

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The Handbook of Portuguese Linguistics by W. Leo Wetzels,Sergio Menuzzi,João Costa Pdf

The Handbook of Portuguese Linguistics presents a comprehensive overview of research within the Brazilian and European variants of the Portuguese language. It includes chapters focusing on the key areas of linguistic study, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, linguistic change, language variation and contact, and acquisition. Essential reference work for scholars of Portuguese linguistics and Romance languages Chapters written by an international team of research specialists highlight both the consensus and the controversies within the various subfields of Portuguese linguistics Examines Portuguese linguistics in relation to syntax, phonology, morphology, semantics/pragmatics, acquisition, and sociolinguistics Written in an accessible overview style and designed for advanced students and current scholars in the field alike Essential reference work for scholars of Portuguese linguistics and Romance languages

Author : Jairo Nunes
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027289537

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Minimalist Essays on Brazilian Portuguese Syntax by Jairo Nunes Pdf

This collection of papers discusses some of the major syntactic properties of Brazilian Portuguese from a minimalist perspective. The volume focuses on movement and empty category issues and brings new empirical material on a variety of topics (null subjects and finite control, possessive and existential constructions, factive constructions, relative clauses, null objects and stress shift, preposition duplication, VP topicalization, and ellipsis). The book is of interest to a wide spectrum of linguists working on theoretical and comparative syntax.

Author : Antonio Vieyra,John Ash
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1768
Category : Portuguese language
ISBN : BL:A0024260468

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A New Portuguese Grammar by Antonio Vieyra,John Ash Pdf

Author : Antonio Vieyra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1777
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10588354

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A new Portuguese Grammar in 4 parts by Antonio Vieyra Pdf

Author : Earl W. Thomas
Publisher : Vanderbilt University Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0826512216

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The Syntax of Spoken Brazilian Portuguese by Earl W. Thomas Pdf

Increased personal contact among people of all parts of the world has underscored the inadequacy of traditional language study to meet contemporary communications needs. Linguistic science, in recent years, has responded to this breakdown of communications by emphasizing spoken, versus literary, language in the teaching of foreign languages. Very real differences do exist between what is spoken and what is written in virtually every language. In Brazilian Portuguese, especially, the gulf between the two is wide: In many cases, the most cultured Brazilian is unable to comprehend with ease Brazilian literature written only fifty years ago. THE SYNTAX OF SPOKEN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE is the first thorough analysis of the spoken language of contemporary Brazil, in English, for students and teachers of the language. Useful as a text in advanced language courses, the work is intended primarily for reference and as a research aid to future authors of Portuguese language textbooks.

Author : João Costa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Portuguese language
ISBN : 0197722210

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Portuguese Syntax by João Costa Pdf

Author : Ana Lúcia Santos
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027289766

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Minimal Answers by Ana Lúcia Santos Pdf

This book offers a new contribution to the debate concerning the acquisition of the syntax-discourse interface. It provides evidence that children acquiring European Portuguese have a very early ability to spontaneously produce VP ellipsis as answers to yes-no questions. It is also argued that the distribution of VP ellipsis in European Portuguese (including its co-existence with Null Complement Anaphora) supports the hypothesis that the identification condition on ellipsis is derivable from some innate knowledge of the syntax-discourse interface. Answers to yes-no questions also provide evidence concerning children’s interpretation of questions containing a cleft or the operator só ‘only’. The analysis of spontaneous production is complemented by a comprehension experiment, showing that children have two problems in the interpretation of these questions: (i) they do not understand that the cleft and só introduce a presupposition and (ii) they start with a default focus assignment strategy and may not access other focus interpretations.

Author : Albert Wall
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027264657

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Bare Nominals in Brazilian Portuguese by Albert Wall Pdf

Over the last three decades, Brazilian Portuguese bare nominals have turned into a hot topic in the cross-linguistic study of nominal syntax and semantics. This contribution is the first comprehensive, book-length treatment of the issue, covering both the long-standing discussion about the adequate analysis of these forms as well as the establishment of a solid empirical basis for future research. The book goes further than previous accounts in also taking into consideration the phonetic-phonological dimension, showing the advantages of a more comprehensive account. The empirical section outlines an innovative approach in which different methods and data types are combined and focuses on the underresearched definite / specific / referential uses and interpretations of bare singulars. The book also addresses the traditional topics in the study of bare nominals – genericity, the mass/count distinction, NP-internal plural agreement, the NP/DP distinction, and syntax-semantics-phonology interface questions – in the light of the new findings.

Author : Amelia P. Hutchinson,Janet Lloyd,Cristina Sousa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781315307176

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Portuguese by Amelia P. Hutchinson,Janet Lloyd,Cristina Sousa Pdf

This new edition of Portuguese: An Essential Grammar is a practical reference guide to the most important aspects of modern European Portuguese. Combining traditional and function-based grammar, the book sets out the complexities of Portuguese in short, readable sections. Explanations are clear, free from jargon and substantiated by examples. Throughout, the emphasis is on Portuguese as used by native speakers. This third edition: reflects the new orthographic agreement; includes an expanded section on verbs and pronouns, as well as a new section on syntax; provides authentic examples to illustrate grammar in context; focuses on Portuguese as used in Portugal and Africa; links to Basic Portuguese: A Grammar and Workbook, which offers a valuable set of language practice exercises; includes a detailed contents list and index for easy access to information. An important addition to Routledge’s collection of grammars on the variants of Portuguese, this is an ideal reference source for the learner and user of European Portuguese. It is suitable for either independent study or for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types.

Author : A. Kinloch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Portuguese language
ISBN : OXFORD:600093675

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A Compendium of Portuguese Grammar by A. Kinloch Pdf

Author : Pilar Barbosa,Maria da Conceição de Paiva,Celeste Rodrigues
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027265142

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Studies on Variation in Portuguese by Pilar Barbosa,Maria da Conceição de Paiva,Celeste Rodrigues Pdf

Studies on Variation in Portuguese offers a collection of studies on a range of variable phenomena attested within and across varieties of Portuguese. The volume starts out with an overview of current issues in the study of intralinguistic variation and is divided in two parts. Part 1 is dedicated to research on variation within national varieties (Brazilian and European). Here, a multidimensional analysis that combines both the geographic and the social dimensions of variation emerges as a way to identify possible regional specificities and the directionality of some of the variants. Part 2 collects studies that compare the behavior of a particular linguistic variable across different varieties. The variable phenomena discussed concern several levels of grammar and are framed within different conceptions of variation, thus promoting confrontation of theoretical and methodological alternatives. Overall, the volume constitutes a significant contribution to the essential question of how to model variation at different levels.