Published: 2022-12-04

The origins of diatopic variation of Brazilian Portuguese

Barbara Hlibowicka-Węglarz Logo ORCID , Dominik Gakan Logo ORCID , Natalia Klidzio Logo ORCID

Abstract

The aim of the article is to present the origins of regional diversity of Brazilian Portuguese. The paper defines diatopic variation and describes the influence of other languages on Brazilian Portuguese over the years, especially at the phonetic and lexical levels. The analyzed languages are: European Portuguese (the language of the colonizer), South American indigenous languages, African languages, the Arabic language, as well as European languages (Dutch, French, Italian, German and Spanish).

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Hlibowicka-Węglarz, B., Gakan, D., & Klidzio, N. (2022). The origins of diatopic variation of Brazilian Portuguese. Neophilologica, 34, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.31261/NEO.2022.34.14

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Vol. 34 (2022)
Published: 2023-04-14


ISSN: 0208-5550
eISSN: 2353-088X
Ikona DOI 10.31261/NEO

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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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