Vernacular Features in Educated Speech in Brazilian Portuguese.

Azevedo, Milton M.

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ERIC Number: EJ400862

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Publication Date: 1989

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Vernacular Features in Educated Speech in Brazilian Portuguese.

Azevedo, Milton M.

Hispania, v72 n4 p862-72 Dec 1989

Reviews some features of the vernacular variety of Brazilian Portuguese that occur in the colloquial speech of educated persons, focusing on pronominal complements, reflexives, verb forms, verb tenses, and noun/modifier agreement. (CB)

Descriptors: Adjectives, Educational Attainment, Language Patterns, Oral Language, Portuguese, Pronouns, Sociolinguistics, Standard Spoken Usage, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Verbs

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Language: English

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