Modern Portuguese A Reference Grammar

Name: Modern Portuguese A Reference Grammar
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ISBN: 9780300091557

ISBN-10: 0300091559

ISBN-13: 9780300091557

Edition: 2nd 2002

Authors: Mario A. Perini

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This text 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. Many examples are included.

Book details

List price: $84.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 3/11/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 648
Size: 0.70" wide x 0.95" long x 0.18" tall
Weight: 3.058
Language: English



Foreword


Abbreviations



The Portuguese Language



Consonants



Vowels



Diphthongs, Triphthongs, Hiatuses



Joining Words



Notes on Spelling



Number and Gender in NP-Words



Inflection in Personal Pronouns



Numerals



Articles, Determiners, Possessives, and Relatives



The Verb



Irregualr Verbs



Auxiliaries



Mood



Subjunctive vs. Indicative in Subordinate Clauses



Uses of the Infinitive



Gerund, Participle, Imperative



Tense



Governed Tense



Person



Passive and Impersonal Sentences



Notes on the Use of Certain Verbs



Structure of the Noun Phrase



Ordering of Modifiers Relative to the Head



Ordering of Modifiers Relative to Each Other



Use of the Article



Other Nominal Constructions



The Simple Sentence



Use of Oblique Pronouns



Adverbs and Adverbials



Interrogation, Exclamation, Negation



Prepositions



Valency



Nominal Agreement



Subject-Verb Agreement



Complex Sentences



Conjunctions and Coordinators



Pronominalization and Anaphora



Topicalization



Discourse and Dialogue Markers



Derivation and Word Formation



Trends of the Language



Regular Verbs



Irregular and Anomalous Verbs



Contractions



Days of the Week, Times of the Day, Dates


References


Index of Grammatical Subjects