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Calunga and the Legacy of an African Language in Brazil
Steven Byrd
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Steven Byrd's study provides a comprehensive linguistic description of Calunga based on two years of interviews with speakers of the language. He examines its history and historical context as well as its linguistic context, its sociolinguistic profile, and its lexical and grammatical outlines. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADP; CF; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Although millions of slaves were forcibly transported from Africa to Brazil, the languages the slaves brought with them remain little known. Most studies have focused on African contributions to Brazilian Portuguese rather than on the African languages themselves. This book is unusual in focusing on an African-descended language. The author describes and analyzes the Afro- Brazilian speech community of Calunga, in Minas Gerais. Linguistically descended from West African Bantu, Calunga is an endangered Afro-Brazilian language spoken by a few hundred older Afro-Brazilian men, who use it only for specific, secret communications. Unlike most creole languages, which are based largely on ... Read more
Although millions of slaves were forcibly transported from Africa to Brazil, the languages the slaves brought with them remain little known. Most studies have focused on African contributions to Brazilian Portuguese rather than on the African languages themselves. This book is unusual in focusing on an African-descended language. The author describes and analyzes the Afro- Brazilian speech community of Calunga, in Minas Gerais. Linguistically descended from West African Bantu, Calunga is an endangered Afro-Brazilian language spoken by a few hundred older Afro-Brazilian men, who use it only for specific, secret communications. Unlike most creole languages, which are based largely on ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826350862
SKU
V9780826350862
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About Steven Byrd
Steven Byrd is assistant professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of New England.
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