Fifty Years in Brazil: A Sampler of Sil Work 1958-2008 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1556712200 ISBN 13: 9781556712203

Publisher: SIL International, Global Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

Samples of the products of fifty years of SIL International's work in Brazil range from material which is out-of-print to articles which are available now for the first time in this volume. The contributions include: Language typology: first documentation of a language with OSV basic word order, Analysis of the lexical structure of paragraphs, Application of discourse analysis to translation, An autosegmental analysis of pre-stopped nasals, A bilingual dictionary with entries culturally contextualized, Documentation of a moribund language, Description of marriage and residence patterns of an ethnic group five years after ongoing contact with the outside world, Comparative linguistics, Excerpts from a Portuguese phonological analysis textbook, and description and analysis of traditional knowledge transmission and the impact of formal education in an ethnic group. NOTE: Approximately half of the book is in Portuguese. All chapters except the bibliography include both an English and a Portuguese introduction by the editors. Nota: Neste livro, Um Tributo aos Povos Indígenas: 50 Anos da SIL Brasil, aproximadamente a metade do livro está em português. Todos os capítulos excluem a bibliografia inclua um inglês e uma introdução portuguesa pelos editores.

About this edition

• Publisher: SIL International, Global Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1556712200
• ISBN 13: 9781556712203
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 418
• Editor: Wise Mary Ruth, Dooley Robert A., Murphy Isabel