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Using Portuguese: A Guide to Contemporary Usage Bilingual Edition
Author(s): Ana Sofia Ganho (Author), Timothy McGovern (Author)
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date: March 18, 2004
- Edition: Bilingual
- Language: English
- Print length: 274 pages
- ISBN-10: 0521796636
- ISBN-13: 9780521796637
Book Description
This guide to Portuguese usage covers the Brazilian and European varieties of Portuguese, and differentiates clearly between them. It pays special attention to those areas of vocabulary and grammar which cause most difficulty to English-speakers and also includes a special chapter for students familiar with Spanish, highlighting similarities and differences between the two languages. Consideration is given throughout to questions of style and register. The text is an essential reference for intermediate as well as more advanced students.
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Book Description
For students who have acquired the basics of the language, wishing to expand their knowledge.
About the Author
Timoth McGovern is Assistant Professor of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Spanish and Portuguese Literatures and Language Teaching Methodology at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he is also director of the Spanish and Portuguese Language Programs. He has published widely on topics related to Portuguese, Spanish, and Catalan literatures.
Ana Sofia Ganho is Assistant Professor of Portuguese, Brazilian and Lusophone African Literature and Film at Emory University, Atlanta, where she started the Portuguese Program, devoting her efforts to course development and program building. She is currently working on a book on postcolonialism and cinema in the context of Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa.
