Modern Portuguese ─ A Reference Grammar

This is the first comprehensive modern Portuguese grammar written for the English-speaking reader. The book covers in detail all the patterns of modern Portuguese as spoken and written in Brazil, focusing on those points which are especially challenging for the English-speaking student, such as the use of the subjunctive, use of the definite article, preterit vs. imperfect verb forms, prepositions, and many others. With a wealth of examples to clarify every topic and an extensive index, this indispensable grammar offers students and teachers easy access to all the information they need for in-depth study of Portuguese.

Key features of the book:

? focuses on the needs of the English-speaking reader
? incorporates the results of recent linguistic research in jargon-free language
? emphasizes modern spoken Brazilian usage
? describes current Brazilian pronunciation in detail
? devotes a separate chapter to spelling problems
? discusses trends of the modern spoken language

Mario A. Perini taught linguistics and Portuguese at major Brazilian universities for many years. More recently he has taught Portuguese as a foreign language in universities in the United States. He is now visiting professor, Department of Modern Languages, University of Mississippi at Oxford.