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Associação Brasileira De Lingüística
The Brazilian Linguistics Association (abbreviated as "ABRALIN" from the Brazilian Portuguese ''Associação Brasileira de Lingüística'') is an organization intended to bring together professionals in the field of linguistics in order to promote, develop, and disseminate information about theoretical linguistics, theoretical and applied linguistics to students and interested community members in Brazil. The organization hosts scientific conferences, courses, and publications. The association was founded on January 9, 1969, in an assembly presided over by Professor Joaquim Mattoso Câmara Júnior, in São Paulo (city), São Paulo. The first administration (1969–1971) consisted of the following people: :President: Aryon Rodrigues, Aryon Dall'Igna Rodrigues (Museu Nacional-RJ) :Secretary: :pt:Francisco Gomes de Matos, Francisco Gomes de Matos (UFPE) :Treasurer: Maria Marta Coelho (UFRJ) :Advisors: :::pt:Ataliba Teixeira de Castilho, Ataliba Teixeira de Castilho (UNESP, FFCL-Maríl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese (; ; also known as pt-BR) is the set of Variety (linguistics), varieties of Portuguese language native to Brazil. It is spoken by almost all of the 203 million inhabitants of Brazil and widely across the Brazilian diaspora, today consisting of about two million Brazilians who have emigrated to other countries. With a population of over 203 million, Brazil is by far the world's largest List of Portuguese speaking countries, Portuguese-speaking nation and the only one in the Americas where Portuguese, of which Brazilian Portuguese is a variety, is the official language under Article 13 of the Constitution. The Academia Brasileira de Letras (ABL) plays a significant cultural role in its development but has no legal regulatory authority over the language, which is shaped primarily by usage and educational norms in Brazil. Brazilian Portuguese differs notably from European Portuguese in phonetics, vocabulary, and grammar, though it remains a variety of Portuguese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
