Calunga and the legacy of an African language in Brazil /

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Although millions of slaves were forcibly transported from Africa to Brazil, the languages the slaves brought with them remain little known. Most studies have focused on African contributions to Brazilian Portuguese rather than on the African languages themselves. This book is unusual in focusing on...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Byrd, Steven, 1973-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2012]
Temas:
Portuguese language > Dialects > Brazil > Minas Gerais.
Portuguese language > Dialects > Brazil > Foreign elements > African.
Portuguese language > Brazil > African influences.
African languages > Influence on Portuguese.
Portugais (Langue) > Dialectes > Brésil > Minas Gerais (État)
Portugais (Langue) > Brésil > Influence africaine.
Langues africaines > Influence sur le portugais.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Portuguese.
African languages > Influence on Portuguese
Civilization > African influences
Portuguese language > Dialects
Brazil > Civilization > African influences.
Brazil
Brazil > Minas Gerais
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Although millions of slaves were forcibly transported from Africa to Brazil, the languages the slaves brought with them remain little known. Most studies have focused on African contributions to Brazilian Portuguese rather than on the African languages themselves. This book is unusual in focusing on an African-descended language. The author describes and analyzes the Afro-Brazilian speech community of Calunga, in Minas Gerais. Linguistically descended from West African Bantu, Calunga is an endangered Afro-Brazilian language spoken by a few hundred older Afro-Brazilian men, who use it only for specific, secret communications. Unlike most creole languages, which are based largely on the vocabulary of the colonial language, Calunga has a large proportion of African vocabulary items embedded in an essentially Portuguese grammar. A hybrid language, its formation can be seen as a form of cultural resistance. This study provides a comprehensive linguistic description of Calunga based on two years of interviews with speakers of the language. The author examines its history and historical context as well as its linguistic context, its sociolinguistic profile, and its lexical and grammatical outlines.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0826350860
9780826350862
9781283621274
1283621274
9780826350886
0826350887
9786613933720
6613933724

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