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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Byrd, Steven, 1973-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2012]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Portuguese language > Dialects
Civilization > African influences
African languages > Influence on Portuguese.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Portuguese.
Portugais (Langue) > Bresil > Influence africaine.
Portugais (Langue) > Dialectes > Bresil > Minas Gerais (État)
Portuguese language > Brazil > African influences.
Portuguese language > Dialects > Brazil > Foreign elements > African.
Portuguese language > Dialects > Brazil > Minas Gerais.
Brazil > Minas Gerais
Brazil
Brazil > Civilization > African influences.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Historical overview
  • Linguistic overview
  • Sociolinguistic and sociohistorical considerations of Calunga
  • The Calunga lexicon
  • Calunga grammar.

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