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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464518303321

Autore

Byrd Steven <1973->

Titolo

Calunga and the legacy of an African language in Brazil [[electronic resource] /] / Steven Byrd

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2012

ISBN

1-283-62127-4

9786613933720

0-8263-5088-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Disciplina

469.7/98151

Soggetti

Portuguese language - Dialects - Brazil - Minas Gerais

Portuguese language - Dialects - Brazil - Foreign elements - African

Portuguese language - Brazil - African influences

African languages - Influence on Portuguese

Electronic books.

Brazil Civilization African influences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Historical overview -- Linguistic overview -- Linguistic description -- sociolinguistic and sociohistorical considerations of Calunga -- The Calunga lexicon -- Calunga grammar.

Sommario/riassunto

Steven Byrd's study provides a comprehensive linguistic description of Calunga based on two years of interviews with speakers of the language. He examines its history and historical context as well as its linguistic context, its sociolinguistic profile, and its lexical and grammatical outlines.