A Brief Grammar of the Portuguese Language: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A Brief Grammar of the Portuguese Language, credited to John Casper Branner, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of A brief grammar of the Portuguese language, by John Casper Branner. Read by Leni. Dr. Branner was a recognized authority on the geology of South American republics, especially Brazil, having organized and headed the Stanford Expedition to Brazil in 1911, among others. In 1910 he published this "little book", as the author himself calls it, for the use of English-speaking students who needed a fast and practical way of learning Portuguese. Contrary to the belief of many back then, John C. Branner claims that Brazilian Portuguese isn't "badly spoken Portuguese", and, even though using examples from both Portuguese and Brazilian writers, seems to give more proeminence to Brazilian Portuguese. (Summary by Leni)

Recording facts

• Recording title: A Brief Grammar of the Portuguese Language
• Author credits: John Casper Branner
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 11
• Listed recording duration: 6:53:25

Catalogue topics

• languages
• Portuguese
• grammar

Track guide

1. 00 - Preface — 10:45
2. 01 - Sounds and Accents — 58:51
3. 02 - Articles — 13:02
4. 03 - Nouns — 1:01:34
5. 04 - Adjectives — 25:50
6. 05 - Numerals — 19:26
7. 06 - Pronouns — 39:59
8. 07 - Verbs, part 1 — 46:44
9. 08 - Verbs part 2 — 49:21
10. 09 - Verbs, part 3 — 35:50
11. 10 - The Indeclinables — 52:08

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