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The Handbook of Portuguese Linguistics presents a comprehensive overview of research within the Brazilian and European variants of the Portuguese language. It includes chapters focusing on the key areas of linguistic study, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, linguistic change, language variation and contact, and acquisition. • Essential reference work for scholars of Portuguese linguistics and Romance languages • Chapters written by an international team of research specialists highlight both the consensus and the controversies within the various subfields of Portuguese linguistics • Examines Portuguese linguistics in relation to syntax, phonology, morphology, semantics/pragmatics, acquisition, and sociolinguistics • Written in an accessible overview style and designed for advanced students and current scholars in the field alike • Essential reference work for scholars of Portuguese linguistics and Romance languages
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The Handbook of Portuguese Linguistics Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics This outstanding multi‐volume series covers all the major subdisciplines within linguistics today and, when complete, will offer a comprehensive survey of linguistics as a whole. Recent Titles Include: The Handbook of Hispanic Sociolinguistics Edited by Manuel Díaz‐Campos The Handbook of Korean Linguistics Edited by Lucien Brown and Jaehoon Yeon The Handbook of Language Socialization Edited by Alessandro Duranti, Elinor Ochs, and Bambi B. Schieffelin The Handbook of Speech Production Edited Melissa A. Redford The Handbook of Intercultural Discourse and Communication Edited by Christina Bratt Paulston, Scott F. Kiesling, and Elizabeth S. Rangel The Handbook of Historical Sociolinguistics Edited by Juan Manuel Hernández‐Campoy and Juan Camilo Conde‐Silvestre The Handbook of Hispanic Linguistics Edited by José Ignacio Hualde, Antxon Olarrea, and Erin O’Rourke The Handbook of Conversation Analysis Edited by Jack Sidnell and Tanya Stivers The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes Edited by Brian Paltridge and Sue Starfield The Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory, Second Edition Edited by Shalom Lappin and Chris Fox The Handbook of Classroom Discourse and Interaction Edited by Numa Markee The Handbook of Narrative Analysis Edited by Anna De Fina & Alexandra Georgakopoulou The Handbook of English Pronounciation Edited byMarnie Reed and John M. Levis The Handbook of Discourse Analysis, 2nd edition, Edited by Deborah Tannen, Heidi E. Hamilton, & Deborah Schiffrin The Handbook of Spanish Second Language Acquisition Edited by Kimberly L. Geeslin The Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education Edited by Wayne E. Wright, Sovicheth Boun, and Ofelia García The Handbook of Chinese Linguistics Edited by C.‐T. James Huang, Y.‐H. Audrey Li, and Andrew Simpson The Handbook of Portuguese Linguistics Edited by W. Leo Wetzels, João Costa, and Sergio Menuzzi The Handbook of Language Emergence Edited by Brian MacWhinney and William O’Grady The Handbook of Dialetology Edited by Charles Boberg, John Nerbonne, and Dominic Watt Full series title list available at www.blackwellreference.com The Handbook of Portuguese Linguistics Edited by W. Leo Wetzels, João Costa, and Sergio Menuzzi This edition first published 2016 © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Registered Office John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK Editorial Offices 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148‐5020, USA 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UK The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK For details of our global editorial offices, for customer services, and for information about how to apply for permiss