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FROM SPANISH TO PORTUGUESE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Page
Author's Foreword v
Special Note on Cognates viii

Part I – The Sounds

Section Page
The Vowels 1
    Spanish Vowels with Counterparts in Portuguese 1
    Spanish a / Portuguese ə 1
    Spanish unstressed o and e / Portuguese unstressed u and i 4
Portuguese Vowels Not Occurring in Spanish 8
    Oral Vowels 8
    Nasal Vowels 13
The Diphthongs 16
    Spanish Diphthongs with Counterparts in Portuguese 16
    Portuguese Diphthongs Not Occurring in Spanish 17
    Oral Diphthongs 17
    Nasal Diphthongs 18
    Diphthongs Restricted to Some Dialects 20
The Consonants 21
    Spanish Consonants with Counterparts in Portuguese 21
    Portuguese Consonants Not Occurring in Spanish 26
    Observations on Major Brazilian Dialect Differences 28
    Consonant Clusters 28

Part II – The Grammar

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Introduction 29
Word Order 31
    Word Order in Questions with Interrogative Words 31
    Word Order in Yes–No Questions 32
    Word Order in Answers to Yes–No Questions 32
Negation 34
    An Extra Negative 34
    Portuguese 'either/neither' 34

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