Tracing Possible Roots of a Portuguese Accent in English [electronic resource] / Tania Gastao Salies.

Differences in the English and Brazilian Portuguese (BP) phonological systems that may lead to a slight accent in Brazilian learners of English as a Second Language (ESL) are examined. Segmental and suprasegmental features of the two systems are compared and contrasted, noting areas in which ESL lea...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Salies, Tania Gastao
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1998.
Subjects:	Comparative Analysis. Contrastive Linguistics. English (Second Language) Foreign Countries. Interference (Language) Language Patterns. Phonology. Portuguese. Pronunciation. Regional Dialects. Second Language Learning. Suprasegmentals. Uncommonly Taught Languages.