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Lecturer(s)
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Svobodová Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The student will learn about the basic differences between European and Brazilian Portuguese and about the stages of evolution of Brazilian Portuguese influenced by historical context.The major topic will be the changes in the status of Brazilian Portuguese from dialect of European Portuguese via variant of European Portuguese to achieving the status of an independent linguistic norm. It will also deal with the fact of how sociopolitical context influences the use of Brazilian Portuguese as official/national language. Last but not least, the student will learn about variations of Brazilian Portuguese, about minority languages in Brazil and about language policy of the government in relationship to them.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Attendace
- 25 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 25 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The goal of this course is to make students aquainted with Brazilian Portuguese in its sociopolitical context. It describes the evolution of Brazilian Portuguese and of its 3 major norms. It also deals with the changeable approach to ethnic minorities and how it influences sociopolitical approach to minority languages in Brazil and hence whether it is possible to talk about Brazil as about plurilingual country.
The Student will get the knowledge of how difficult it is to define and create language norm and what factors interfere into this process.
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Prerequisites
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The course Dialectology of Portugal and Brazil is recommended.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Oral exam, Written exam
The condition of successful passing is an active participation and following fulfilment of teacher's conditions.
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Recommended literature
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Bechara, E. (1986). Moderna Gramática Portuguesa. Săo Paulo: Companhia Editora Nacional.
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Cohen, M. (1973). Manual para una sociologia del lenguaje. Madrid: Editorial Fundamentos.
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Cunha, C. - Cintra, L. (1992). Nova gramática do Portugues Contemporâneo. Lisboa: Ediçőes Joăo Sá de Costa.
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Faria, I. (1996). Introduçăo a Liguística Geral e Portuguesa. Lisboa: Caminho.
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Lucchesi, D. A língua portuguesa no Brasil.
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Mateus, M. (1983). Gramática da língua portuguesa. Coimbra: Livraria Almedina.
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Mattos e Silva. O portugues sao dois.
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