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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 haae
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
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