Linguistics
Obituary
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The coordinator
Mathematician Antonio Galves fostered partnerships and contributed to advances in physics, linguistics, and neuroscience
By Diego Viana
OBITUARY
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The linguist of language as it is
Going back to the origins of grammar in Ancient Greece, Maria Helena de Moura Neves became an exponent of functionalist studies in Brazil
By Diego Viana
RESEARCH ITINERARIES
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An encounter with Arabic dialects
Felipe Benjamin Francisco and the challenges of linguistic comprehension
History
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From Tupi to Portuguese
Six letters written in ancient Tupi by indigenous peoples during the Brazilian colonial period have finally been transcribed and translated into Portuguese
By Redação
Careers
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Straight talk
Applied linguistics investigates relationships in the field of discursive practice
Philology
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A world of possibilities
Establishing literary authorship poses a complex challenge to researchers
Literature
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Capturing the specific and the concrete
The release of previously unpublished poems, a biographical essay, and events mark the 100th birthday of João Cabral de Melo Neto
By Diego Viana
Linguistics
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Toward the survival of indigenous languages
With the help of technology, researchers work to prevent the disappearance of native languages in Brazil
By Luisa Destri
Linguistics
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Toward the survival of indigenous languages
With the help of technology, researchers work to prevent the disappearance of native languages in Brazil
By Luisa Destri
SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
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Rebuilding heritage
Partnerships with indigenous peoples and community associations will be decisive to the restoration of ethnographic and linguistic collections
Linguistics
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For the survival of indigenous languages
Researchers seek to keep Brazilian native idioms from disappearing
By Redação
Ataliba Teixeira de Castilho
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Ataliba Teixeira de Castilho: The libertarian linguist
Linguist says that language belongs to the speaker, not to the grammarian
LANGUAGE
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Philology rediscovered
Researchers discuss theoretical issues for classical studies of Philology
Common marmoset
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Monkey talk
Interaction with parents builds up infants communication skills
By Redação
Watson platform
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Watson learns Portuguese
IBM's cognitive computing system will learn new languages
By Redação
native language
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Method determines the native language of foreigners writing in English
Method determines the native language of foreigners writing in English
By Redação
MARKET FOR NOVELS
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Lusophone Paris
French released hundreds of books in Portuguese during the 19th century