Portuguese spoken in Almoxarife, Sao Tome: relative clauses with “ku” and “com” [with]

Authors

  • Carlos Filipe Guimarães Figueiredo Universidade de Macau

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-9419.v16i2p277-309

Keywords:

Portuguese of Almoxarife (São Tome Island). Relative clauses. “Com” [with] and “ku” relativizers. Linguistic variation. Imperfect language shift.

Abstract

This paper analyses the relative clauses with “ku” [substrate relativizer] and “com” [with] in the Portuguese of Almoxarife, spoken by the community of Almoxarife, São Tome island, aiming to uncover what the motivations are that trigger the use of those relativizers.

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Author Biography

  • Carlos Filipe Guimarães Figueiredo, Universidade de Macau
    Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades, Departamento de Português

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Published

2014-12-20

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2014)

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Papers

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How to Cite

Portuguese spoken in Almoxarife, Sao Tome: relative clauses with “ku” and “com” [with]. (2014). Filologia E Linguística Portuguesa, 16(2), 277-309. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-9419.v16i2p277-309