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More than 200 million people worldwide speak the beautiful and alluring language of Brazilian Portuguese. This workbook is suitable for beginning and intermediate students looking to learn the basics of the language. It also includes interactive exercises and lessons that help readers study nouns, conjugate verbs, and perfect pronunciations.

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring This Very Short Introduction to psycholinguistics is an accessible and engaging description of how people use language. Talking and understanding language probably seem like simple and straightforward skills, but research in psycholinguistics has shown that complex computations take place behind the scenes when you communicate with others. Recent debates concerning how AI tools such as ChatGPT work highlight some of these core questions about the language faculty and how it is that humans comprehend, produce, and learn language. The book begins with an overview of the fields of linguistics and psychology and how they have cooperated from the earliest days of psycholinguistics. It then considers how words and sentences are interpreted, how they are generated, and how human conversation is coordinated. The book also reviews research on reading, sign language processing, and bilingualism. The closing chapter summarizes where the field is heading, with a brief discussion of Large Language Models, the role of Information Theory, the growing emphasis on the neurobiology of language, and the increasing diversity of research in psycholinguistics, both with respect to the languages studied and the backgrounds and histories of language researchers. Issues that are considered include: (1) How successfully do people adapt what they say to the needs of their audience when they design their phrases and sentences? (2) How do people read languages such as Chinese, which do not use an alphabetic writing system? (3) Do the size and efficiency of a person's memory affect how effectively people use language? (4) Is bilingualism cognitively advantageous, and if so, what are the mechanisms that lead to this so-called bilingual advantage? And (5) Do users of sign language gesture when they communicate? These questions and more are answered using insights from the latest research based on methods from the cognitive and neurosciences. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Discover just how easy it is to learn Brazilian Portuguese! This updated edition of The Everything® Learning Brazilian Portuguese with CD ditches the compact disc in favor of online audio so readers can quickly access the pronunciation guides and exercises while they’re reading.

The Everything Brazilian Portuguese Phrase Book is the ultimate travel, conversation, and learning partner for those new to the language.

With The Everything Essential Brazilian Portuguese Book, you will be speaking--and understanding--Portuguese in no time!

Provides readers with step-by-step instruction in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation of Brazilian Portuguese. This book helps readers learn how to understand Portuguese grammar; improve pronunciation; and have conversations when travelling, dining out, conducting business, and shopping. It accompanies an audio CD with pronunciation guides.