The Use of the

Parks, Roger L.; Vigil, Neddy

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ERIC Number: EJ454562

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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ISSN: ISSN-0018-2133

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The Use of the "Cantigas de amigo" for a History of Portuguese Language Course.

Parks, Roger L.; Vigil, Neddy

Hispania, v75 n5 p1332-42 Dec 1992

A context-based framework for teaching the history of Portuguese is presented. It incorporates passages from a medieval Galician-Portuguese work to illustrate diachronic linguistic processes in the evolution of the language. Advantages of the approach, prerequisites, text, and syllabus are described, and a sample analysis is provided. (53 references) (LB)

Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, European History, Higher Education, Language Patterns, Linguistic Borrowing, Linguistic Theory, Literary Styles, Medieval Literature, Morphemes, Portuguese, Second Language Instruction, Uncommonly Taught Languages

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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