The Brazilian Linguistics Association (abbreviated as "ABRALIN" from the

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 ...

''Associação Brasileira de Lingüística'') is an organization intended to bring together professionals in the field of

linguistics Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), Morphology (linguistics), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds ...

in order to promote, develop, and disseminate information about

theoretical A theory is a systematic and rational form of abstract thinking about a phenomenon, or the conclusions derived from such thinking. It involves contemplative and logical reasoning, often supported by processes such as observation, experimentation, ...

and

applied linguistics Applied linguistics is an interdisciplinary field which identifies, investigates, and offers solutions to language-related real-life problems. Some of the academic fields related to applied linguistics are education, psychology, Communication stu ...

to students and interested community members in

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

. 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 São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

. The first administration (1969–1971) consisted of the following people: :President:

Aryon Dall'Igna Rodrigues Aryon Dall'Igna Rodrigues (4 July 1925 – 24 April 2014) was a Brazilian linguist, considered one of the most renowned researchers of the indigenous languages of Brazil. Education and early career In 1959, Rodrigues was the first Brazilian t ...

( Museu Nacional-RJ) :Secretary: Francisco Gomes de Matos (

UFPE Federal University of Pernambuco (, UFPE) is a public university in Recife, Brazil, established in 1946. UFPE has 70 undergraduate courses and 175 postgraduate courses. , UFPE had 35,000 students and 2,000 professors. The university has three c ...

) :Treasurer: Maria Marta Coelho (

UFRJ The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (, UFRJ) is a public research university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest federal university in the country and is one of the Brazilian centers of excellence in teaching and research. Brazil's ...

) :Advisors: :: Ataliba Teixeira de Castilho ( FFCL-

Marília Marília () is a Brazilian municipality in the midwestern region of the state of São Paulo. Its distance from the state capital São Paulo is by highway, by railway and in a straight line. It is located at an altitude of 675 meters. The popul ...

/SP) :: Geraldo Calábria Lapenda (

) :: Isaac Nicolau Salum ( USP) :: Joaquim Mattoso Câmara Júnior (

) :: Jürn Philipson ( USP) :: Nelson Rossi ( UFBA) Today, the ABRALIN headquarters is located at Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

Presidents

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