• The most complete and up-to-date text published on Portuguese phonetics and phonology, including topics which are missing from most Portuguese phonetics texts
• Includes a meaningful introduction to language and linguistics with a necessary theoretical base for phonetics and phonology
• Clear treatments of acoustic phonetics, auditory phonetics, and phonotactics
• Written by phoneticians using linguistic terminology, but with all linguistic concepts and terminology carefully introduced and amply described in order to assist learners in applying the principles for the betterment of their pronunciation
• Every chapter ends with a "Resumo," a summary which reviews the salient points, as well as review questions relating to the material presented in each chapter.
• Presents both Brazilian and Continental varieties of Portuguese, based on a solid theoretical framework.

About the Author

Willis C. Fails e professor associado de linguistica das linguas portuguesa e espanhola da Universidade Brigham Young, EUA.

J. Halvor Clegg e professor associado jubilado de linguistica e lingua espanhola da Universidade Brigham Young, EUA.

Book Information
ISBN 9780367179915
Author Willis C. Fails
Format Paperback
Page Count 592
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 1025g