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Although Mattoso Camara Junior's work is still the point of reference for many studies in Brazilian Portuguese phonology, as the editors of this volume correctly state in their introduction, it is equally true that the person who has contributed most to the vitality of contemporary phonology in Brazil is Leda Bisol, of the Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), a renowned expert in contemporary phonology in Brazil whose name rightly graces the cover of this book. Contemporary Phonology in Brazil provides a representative cross-section of phonetic and phonological studies in Brazilian Portuguese (and even gives some attention to the indigenous languages of the country) thereby presenting an overview of the lively field of phonological research currently underway in Brazil. It addresses a gamut of historical and synchronic issues in phonological theory and analysis, intonation, language acquisition, and phonetics. This book is not only a necessary addition to the bookshelves of any scholar or student interested in Brazilian phonetics and phonology, but also recommended reading for those involved in or curious about comparative Romance phonetics and phonology. -W. Leo Wetzels, Laboratoire de Phonetique et Phonologie (LPP), CNRS/Paris III, Sorbonne Nouvelle & VU University Amsterdam.

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Leda Bisol is Professor of Linguistics at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She taught previously at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Her research involves prosody, segmental phonology and variation and change.Cláudia Regina Brescancini is Professor of Linguistics at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Her research focuses phonology, phonetics and variation and change in the evolution of Portuguese.

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