Os dialectos romanicos ou neo-latinos na África, Ásia e América

Coelho, Adolfo, 1847-1919Project Gutenberg · United StatesMar 2023

Rating 3.5
Word count
182K words
Chapters
19

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Motivation and Growth Human GeographyColonial HistoryAmericanist StudiesLinguisticsAcademic StudyAsian StudiesCultural ChangeRomance LanguagesCross-Cultural ViewAfrican Studies

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Os dialectos romanicos ou neo-latinos na 羏rica, 羢ia e Am閞ica by Adolfo CoelhoAuthor: Coelho, Adolfo, 1847-1919,Language: Portuguese, Class: PC: Language and Literatures: Romance languages: Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Jul 14, 2010

Editor's review

This is an early study by the Portuguese linguist Adolfo Coelho on the distribution of Romance dialects in Africa, Asia, and America, with an e-book edition provided by Project Gutenberg. Coelho was an important nineteenth-century scholar of Portuguese literature and linguistics, and the book discusses the overseas varieties of the Romance (Neo-Latin) languages against the background of colonial expansion, covering the forms and distribution of Portuguese, Spanish, French, and others in contact settings in the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Its value lies not in offering today's conclusions but in showing how nineteenth-century linguistics observed and classified overseas dialects, especially its early records of Brazilian Portuguese, creole phenomena, and Portuguese linguistic remnants in Asia. For the study of language contact, the history of colonial linguistics, and the Portuguese-speaking world, it is a document that traces the origins of scholarly ideas. Readers should be alert to the era's prejudices and classificatory frameworks, separating descriptive material from theoretical judgments and assessing them against the findings of modern sociolinguistics. The Portuguese original poses a barrier for non-Portuguese readers, so it is suited to researchers with some reading ability in Portuguese or access to comparative materials.

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Reading tips

  1. Map the geographical regions covered in the book and take notes by region—Africa, Asia, and the Americas
  2. Compare the book's dialect classifications with today's language maps and mark similarities and differences
  3. Distinguish the author's factual records from theoretical judgments while reading, and avoid accepting everything wholesale
  4. Readers who struggle with Portuguese can start with relevant research overviews, then check key passages against the original

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FAQ

Which languages and regions does this book discuss? According to the title and classification information, the book discusses the distribution of Romance (Neo-Latin) dialects in Africa, Asia, and the Americas, covering overseas varieties of Romance languages such as Portuguese, Spanish, and French in colonial and contact settings. The chapters are written in Portuguese and focus on recording and classifying linguistic phenomena in these regions rather than teaching the grammar of a single language.
Can it be read without any Portuguese? The original is in Portuguese and belongs to nineteenth-century academic prose; reading it without any Portuguese would be quite difficult. If research requires it, key passages can be handled with translation tools, or one can first read secondary studies to understand its arguments and materials and then selectively check the original. It is not recommended as introductory Portuguese material.
Do the book's views still hold today? The book was published in the nineteenth century, and its classificatory framework and some judgments carry the limitations of that era; they cannot be taken directly as today's conclusions. However, its early records of overseas dialects have documentary value for tracing changes in scholarly ideas. When reading, separate descriptive material from theoretical explanation and assess it against the findings of modern sociolinguistics and creole studies.

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About the author

Coelho, Adolfo, 1847-1919 Author · Portuguese · 1847–1919

Adolfo Coelho (1847–1919) was a Portuguese ethnologist and linguist. Two of his works are held in this collection; although they are commonly classified under inspirational growth, the available material shows that his writing centered on folklore and ethnographic study. He examined the distribution and evolution of Romance or Neo-Latin dialects in Africa, Asia, and America, and also attended to ethnographic materials from Portugal and its adjacent islands, taking part in the organization associated with a Portuguese ethnographic exhibition. Public information is limited, so his life and scholarly lineage cannot be described in detail. His works nonetheless show a method that combines linguistic surveys with folklore collection, relying on field materials rather than general speculation, and they offer useful clues for later understanding of dialect variation and folk culture in the Portuguese-speaking world.