African Descendants’ Rural Vernacular Portuguese and Its Contribution to Understanding the Development of Brazilian Portuguese
African Descendants’ Rural Vernacular Portuguese and Its Contribution to Understanding the Development of Brazilian Portuguese
This chapter discusses sociohistorical and linguistic factors that might have contributed to shaping vernacular Brazilian Portuguese. Data from an Afro-Brazilian community are analysed, taking into consideration divergent features in relation to standard Brazilian Portuguese which lead to the conclusion that vernacular BP is made up of a continuum of varieties, in which none can be named a creole.
Keywords: Vernacular Brazilian Portuguese, contact, diversity, Quilombos
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