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\ON i I Portuguese speakers David Shepherd Distribution BRAZIL, PORTUGAL, ANCOLA, MOZAMBIQUE, GUINEA, CAPE VERDE ISLANDS, GOA, MACAO, Introduction Portuguese is «romance language closely elated 1 Spanish Educated speakers of European (oe Continental) Pornguese(hencelon Et) have lle rouble sndertanding eachother, both within Portugal wel and wth people fom the formes enpize. However, he dillrences beteees European and Braniian Portuese (henceforth BP} see vere ea, reer thon thse berween Dviish, Ametiam, ot Austin veces English, a5 there is reatvely lle cultural linguistic or commerce interchange, The prestige dale: in Portal that of Lisbon, wise ses $erves as the model {or the lingua franca of the recent Tncevendere former colonies. [ehas many mote Arsbic wards than thse of BF, ees has borrowed an increasingly arge sumber of words fom Amierean English, Portuguese the native language of approximately 9? per cae of Graians, Despite its size, Bazi tegional vances of Pontgace, show few variations, when compared with most European course tie Dresgevarey of BPs tht of io de Janice, Phonology. Genera The Englih and Braiian Poctguese phonologicl systems are quite Aitlerent. While Esglsh ha ewelve vourls and ten dichtiony Poo tgusse has only eight and sx espetvly, Among the fetes of Portage which ge seco a Tocogueie scent it English are: = Feonuncation of mos unstesedellablesindunced by the stable steed Poctuguee Poreugese speakers = Strong aricslation of pure vowels, with naslietion in some contexts, 5 0% -0% ng ner ey ~ The insertion of inteasive vowels benween consonancs: ‘ls for clothe before ial consonant clusters eto foc sen ad aes Some tal consonants. Few sonaonants can oreut Gay) Por {ues and So 4 vowe is glen 2dded: ‘pare’ for Park; "eaabie for = Rmiesed vowel, especially tthe ends Mf words, may become almost inaudible: for cy, ong for coffee; of fr office. Vowels 1 e > u aul 1p a a va, Shaded phonemes have eqivalens or near equivalent in Porngvere ad should therefore be perecved and aenelaed whut est di eal, although sme conanons may sll size Unsased phonemes nay cause problems. For detailed commen, te below. 1. fit has «slightly shorer duration and is confused wich ich for reach; bit for beat felis toned with al head aad had fax is shorened and confused with la: ant and aunt; cant and 4, Ie isconfused wit a caught or cor € Spo or sport, or even with Tad bt for hot i Tels confused with fo! fr fal ‘al may be pronounced 36 It lack for Inck, or even, because of orthographic interference, as 0 mood for mud 7. Unsresed vowels are often given te fill value: ‘Ann’ fo am thee forthe Dipnenongs ‘There ae fewer diphthongs in Portuese than ia English. The greatest problem sie witha and ea: hear and ha ae Portuguese speabers Consonants Shaded phonemes ve equivalents or neat equivalent in Portuguese snd should therefore be pereived and anced without reat di fecal, although some confusions may sill sae Unshaded phonemes ‘may ue problems. For dead comments, ec below 1 The ‘ick’ fic final poston or belore = consonant ie ofen epounced ara owel sao orbs a hae. 2. Ih, and AU ae woaprsted inal ip Portuguese, and ate nse with and pep and bg; Kate sn ete, tin a ae island medal AV and Jace bath pronounced gute foreuly apd may be conbaed: tal and dale ator and adler, Bes he, followed is otf) they are often pronounced site, nd 69 haan fos tsa, Yoo fr dean 4. Thetis also cosion bacon she (shor Map) and the et Short el) bette and bere: heating a hearing. 5. Vowels before fal fn 0d Jae nased often co he point here the final cnsonant au 6, An nial fe san unvoiced to fictive and is often conased ita song nel irda head; right and beg. 7 In BP ral and ae pronounced Arco a EP Gal and ae propoxoeed 39 peace for peas haa for be 1. land ia ceatsd thera snd or 22 ene on fing ‘hiker and sinker o kar and neces with bead of breeee. 9. Rif andi are pomounced and, contig chow an sere ledger toa plete 1o, Inia A hat eguvaene in Portogete and is either omied, ‘onusing ea for bar orizeted unneteacy brass of oerco ‘etstlon igh bon eben fen Io on bi olde pee Consonant clusters “The range of consopant clases such wider in Engh shan in Portugusespeskers to “assis” pronunciation of English patculaly in cases with an bial Tn esters ao ozaring in Pcragoese ie s,s, psp Intuenee of speting an pronunciation Speling and pronunciason ate vy closely related in Fornuese. Mix: takes wl be ade 2 all eves ofeammpetence The phoneme exists Poreguese but represented either by asin aj oe (as elo). The ‘si phonem is equesly mired in Engh fou hese ees ein ury, jockey ee Ahythm ana stress Pina sesetined language, ike Englith but BPs llabecimed, he sag Syn and hs nds bie fling han "Git sprog essn compound anus, alpion bs, terete ~ Ging pope lable ses ng wedi poltal dann ~ Ching orp ste orakof eto amy eb, ee, Sinus, pepe, The nng of eh wel es strane sn nied eno Sogo ected Thee ep. Io ot bi ha wane ‘he fn tar hee oral tel esi Cag ae touted more elo BP apse ete aes 2 es ipucig mesg peices of doves ogee Poser Seine Sos perce nd res Intonation Declrtive sentences ord inne Bil gueson tags end co be pronounce with rings cespecive of mening sven 2 marked low fall, often coaking the last tuneture ‘There isa tendency, where thre ae doubled consonants, ro prcounce oth, sad add an fntasive vowel, forsexamale hi #00. at thet {oe

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