Modern Portuguese: A Reference Grammar (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300091557)

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
  

Author: Mário a. Perini
ISBN-10: 0300091559
ISBN-13: 9780300091557
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/11/2002
Pages: 648
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.71lbs
Size: 9.60h x 7.34w x 1.91d