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Shop signs in some small towns in northern Portugal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2004

PENNY STEWART  and
RICHARD FAWCETT
PENNY STEWART
Affiliation:
She joined the faculty at Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) to teach English as a Second Language and linguistics courses
RICHARD FAWCETT
Affiliation:
He was a member of the faculty at Eastern New Mexico University from 1970 until he retired in 1995
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Abstract

THIS paper describes the frequency of languages other than Portuguese in shop signs located in six towns, all in northwestern Portugal and close to the border with Spain, each ranging in size from a year-round population of 600 to one of 4,400. One of the towns, Fermentelos, lies slightly southeast of Aveiro. The other five – Afife, Arcos de Valdevez, Caminha, Ponte da Barca, and Vila Praia de Ancora – are north of Porto. The most frequently occurring non-Portuguese phrase in this six-town project was snack bar.

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Original Article
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English Today , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , January 2004 , pp. 56 - 58
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© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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