Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics-The Handbook of Portuguese Linguistics

"Written with precision and clarity, this handbook accomplishes the feat of summarizing the complexity of some of the most visited linguistic issues of Portuguese without overwhelming the uninitiated reader, while also providing sufficient analytical depth to please sophisticated researchers of Romance and general linguistics and of other disciplines. This is certainly a useful comprehensive reference on Portuguese linguistics to have in one's library." Rafael Núñez-Cedeño, University of Illinois at Chicago

"…a veritable tour de force. Not only have the editors brought together many of the top specialists in Portuguese linguistics but they have also managed to cover all major areas of research… This handbook is indispensable for anybody interested in Portuguese linguistics, Romance linguistics and general linguistics. The editors should be congratulated on their choice of contributors and themes, which strike an excellent balance between descriptive and theoretical issues." Jacques Durand, Professor Emeritus Université de Toulouse-Le Mirail

"For the first time in contemporary linguistics, we have a book that offers an extremely rich and comprehensive view of the history, grammar, and acquisition of both the European and Brazilian dialects of Portuguese in every area of the organization of language. Besides providing linguists working on Portuguese with rich descriptive and analytical tools, this book's parallel approach to the two varieties makes it invaluable for those interested in comparative linguistics and the principles and parameters approach of generative grammar." Eduardo P. Raposo, University of California, Santa Barbara

The Handbook of Portuguese Linguistics presents a comprehensive overview of research within the Brazilian and European variants of the Portuguese language. It includes chapters focusing on the key areas of linguistic study, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, linguistic change, language variation and contact, and acquisition.

Authored by an international team of scholars, this Handbook introduces advanced students and scholars to the essential aspects of diversity across the world's languages. The first work of its kind in this growing field of research, The Handbook of Portuguese Linguistics is sure to become an indispensable reference work for linguists across the research spectrum.