Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar

John Whitlam was a freelance writer, university lecturer and lexicographer based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He authored a number of language teaching books and project-coordinated and co-authored four best-selling bilingual dictionaries of Portuguese and English.Agripino S. Silveira is Lecturer in Portuguese at Stanford Language Center, Stanford University, USA.

"Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar is very comprehensive, bringing thorough description and analysis of real life language in use. The author shows a deep knowledge of the many idiosyncrasies of Brazilian Portuguese, always referring to the existing differences related to register and spoken versus written language. Differently from other Portuguese grammars for non-native speakers, it focusses on didactically describing how the language is used in its different registers, even the more colloquial style, presenting valuable information to learners so that they are aware of when a given form is used. Also, the fact that it is divided into two parts (traditional grammar and function-based grammar), which are clearly interconnected in each section, makes it easier for students to look up any information they may need. The fact that there is a companion workbook makes it appealing to students as they can practise the grammar points studied. Learners are provided a set of useful exercises related to both traditional grammar and function-based grammar, which focus on important and often challenging aspects of the Portuguese language." Dr. José Peixoto Coelho de Souza, Language Tutor in Portuguese, University of Manchester, UK."Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar continues to be a wonderful supplement to the textbooks that I use in my language courses. It captures and presents problematic instances in an organized format. The examples and brief explanations are clear and relevant. This reference guide is essential for anyone who wants to master a nuanced understanding of Brazilian Portuguese."Dr. Cynthia A. Sloan, Associate Professor of Portuguese and Spanish, Portland State University, USA.

• Preface to the third editionPreface to the second editionIntroduction to this book Introduction to Brazilian PortugueseGlossary of grammatical terms Part A Structures1 Pronunciation and spelling 2 Gender and gender agreement 3 Number and number agreement 4 Articles 5 Adjectives and adverbs 6 Numbers and numerical expressions 7 Personal pronouns 8 Demonstratives 9 Possessives 10 Relative pronouns 11 Interrogatives 12 Exclamations 13 Indefinite adjectives and pronouns 14 Negatives 15 Regular verb conjugations 16 Semi-irregular and irregular verbs 17 Gerunds, past participles, compound perfect tenses and the passive 18 Use of the tenses 19 The infinitive 20 The subjunctive 21 The imperative 22 Reflexive verbs 23 Ser, estar and ficar 24 Verbs used in auxiliary, modal and impersonal constructions 25 Prepositions 26 Conjunctions 27 Word order 28 Word formationPart B FunctionsI Social contact and communication strategies 29 Making social contacts 30 Basic strategies for communication II Giving and seeking factual information 31 Asking questions and responding 32 Negating 33 Reporting 34 Asking and giving personal information 35 Identifying people and things 36 Describing 37 Making comparisons 38 Expressing existence and availability 39 Expressing location and distance 40 Expressing possessive relations 41 Expressing changes 42 Expressing cause, effect and purposeIII Putting events into a wider context 43 Expressing knowledge 44 Remembering and forgetting 45 Expressing obligation and duty 46 Expressing needs 47 Expressing possibility and probability 48 Expressing certainty and uncertainty 49 Expressing supposition 50 Expressing conditions 51 Expressing contrast or opposition 52 Expressing capability and incapability 53 Seeking and giving permission 54 Asking and giving opinions 55 Expressing agreement, disagreement and indifference IV Expressing emotional attitudes 56 Expressing desires and preferences 57 Expressing likes and dislikes 58 Expressing surprise 59 Expressing satisfaction and dissatisfaction 60 Expressing hope 61 Expressing sympathy 62 Apologizing and expressing forgiveness 63 Expressing fear or worry 64 Expressing gratitude V The language of persuasion 65 Giving advice and making suggestions 66 Making requests 67 Giving directions, instructions and orders 68 Making an offer or invitation and accepting or decliningVI Expressing temporal relations69 Talking about the present 70 Talking about the future 71 Talking about the past Appendices Bibliography Index of words and topics