Mary Ruth Wise

Fifty Years in Brazil: a Sampler of Sil Work 1958-2008 Mary Ruth Wise

Marc Notes: Approximately half of the book is in Portuguese. All chapters except the bibliography include both an English and a Portuguese introduction by the editors -- back cover.; Includes bibliographical references. Publisher Marketing: Samples of the products of fifty years of SIL International's work in Brazil range from material which is out-of-print to articles which are available now for the first time in this volume. The contributions include: Language typology: first documentation of a language with OSV basic word order, Analysis of the lexical structure of paragraphs, Application of discourse analysis to translation, An autosegmental analysis of pre-stopped nasals, A bilingual dictionary with entries culturally contextualized, Documentation of a moribund language, Description of marriage and residence patterns of an ethnic group five years after ongoing contact with the outside world, Comparative linguistics, Excerpts from a Portuguese phonological analysis textbook, and description and analysis of traditional knowledge transmission and the impact of formal education in an ethnic group. NOTE: Approximately half of the book is in Portuguese. All chapters except the bibliography include both an English and a Portuguese introduction by the editors. Nota: Neste livro, Um Tributo aos Povos Indigenas: 50 Anos da SIL Brasil, aproximadamente a metade do livro esta em portugues. Todos os capitulos excluem a bibliografia inclua um ingles e uma introducao portuguesa pelos editores.