A Grammar of Spoken Brazilian Portuguese

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Vanderbilt University Press, 1974 - Foreign Language Study - 179 pages
Divided into 29 separate lessons, and including an introductory section on syllabification, stress, written accents, and pronunciation, "A Grammar of Spoken Brazilian Portuguese" features an abundance of exercises and readings and is well-suited to students who are seeking a concise introductory text focusing on modern Brazilian Portuguese. (Foreign Language)
 

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Contents

Introduction
1
Lesson I
11
Lesson III
17
vii
33
Copyright

Common terms and phrases

abrir accent adjectives Adverbs água amanhã amigo atrás aula baixo Brazil cadeira café calor carro carta casa chapéu chegar cidade coisa comer conhecer conj conjugation consonant cruzeiro deixar diphthong dizer doente embora English escada escola escrever está estudante Exercise F expressions fala falado falar fazendo fazer forms frio future subjunctive hoje homem inglês irmão irregular verb janela jantar jardim João José Lesson lição livro loja mão menino mesa não nasal noite nós Nouns ônibus ontem ouvir pão participle passear pedir pena perfect tenses perto pessoas plural poder pôr porta português Possessive adjectives praça prep preposition Present indicative Preterit Present subjunctive preterit pron pronunciation que você quero rapaz reflexive verbs saber sapatos Say in Portuguese sempre senhor singular speak stressed syllable tarde tempo tenho third person tomar tomorrow trabalhar trabalho trem três unstressed vergonha vós vowel words

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About the author (1974)

Professor Earl W. Thomas has began teaching Spanish and Portuguese at Vanderbilt University in 1947. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Illinois (AB in Spanish 1936), he earned his master's degree (1937) there also. Ten years later he received the doctorate in Romance languages at University of Michigan. During the years in between his advanced degrees, Mr. Thomas taught Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Michigan, lived in Brazil as an Exchange Fellow, taught English at the Instituto Brasil-Estados Unidos in Rio de Janeiro, and served with the U.S. Coast Guard in the Pacific. He has also published NEW PERSPECTIVES OF BRAZIL with Vanderbilt Press in 1966.

Bibliographic information

Title A Grammar of Spoken Brazilian Portuguese
Author Earl W. Thomas
Edition reprint
Publisher Vanderbilt University Press, 1974
ISBN 082651197X, 9780826511973
Length 179 pages
Subjects  ›   › 

Foreign Language Study / Portuguese
Language Arts & Disciplines / Spelling & Vocabulary
Language Arts & Disciplines / Translating & Interpreting
Political Science / Political Process / Political Advocacy
   
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