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Among Paleo-Christian inscriptions from the South of Portugal (5th to 7th century) there is a large number of them with unusual practices in the use and script of numerals: we find numerals written just with numeric symbols or in fully... more
Among Paleo-Christian inscriptions from the South of Portugal (5th to 7th century) there is a large number of them with unusual practices in the use and script of numerals: we find numerals written just with numeric symbols or in fully written forms as well as in mixed forms (numeric and fully written such as LDVOS or DLXXQVINQ). Texts can also be found where numeric symbols co-occur with the fully written form (VI sex). Relating these practices with the interference of commercial practices tied with the use of the metrological series as, we can say that through the numerals we can learn about the literacy and about the interference in epigraphic texts of everyday life habits of writing and speaking of these communities. According to the epigraphic evidence the script and the use of the numerals are linked to those who wrote them and those who read them - the living communities and their writing practices The cursive traits especially visible in the script of the numerals are evidence of this mixed usage of formal and non-formal language.
This paper offers a linguistic analysis of epigraphic texts originating in the Endovellicus sanctuary, with particular reference to their use of and variation in Latin. As this sanctuary was visited by mostly local pilgrims from Roman... more
This paper offers a linguistic analysis of epigraphic texts originating in the Endovellicus sanctuary, with particular reference to their use of and variation in Latin. As this sanctuary was visited by mostly local pilgrims from Roman times to late antiquity, the aim of the linguistic analysis is to identify linguistic variation in the sanctuary’s votive texts. The paper also demonstrates that differences in the spellings of the name of the god worshipped in the sanctuary may show characteristics of Vulgar Latin. The epigraphic corpus under study shows various Vulgar Latin traits common to other epigraphic texts known in Lusitania in the same period, with examples of the literary influence and high-level use of the Latin language, which may be related to the high social and cultural status of certain worshippers.
This paper examines writing and orthography in the work of Latin grammarians and spelling variants in epigraphic texts. It focuses on the uses of the letter H and the spelling of the word sepulchrum. The word's spelling seems to be... more
This paper examines writing and orthography in the work of Latin grammarians and spelling variants in epigraphic texts. It focuses on the uses of the letter H and the spelling of the word sepulchrum. The word's spelling seems to be connected to the spelling of other words through the adjective pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum. The analysis indicates that the teaching and learning of orthography had a limited influence on epigraphic texts, but there is evidence of the consistently high frequency of the spelling sepulcrum. The paper also shows how data on Latin orthography can help in understanding the chronology of the evolution of spelling in epigraphic texts.
Assigning a Celtic tradition often seems to be the perfect recipe to organize certain archeological, epigraphic and linguistic evidences that appear to fit with what we think once formed part of a broad Celtic culture. Nevertheless,... more
Assigning a Celtic tradition often seems to be the perfect recipe to organize certain archeological, epigraphic and linguistic evidences that appear to fit with what we think once formed part of a broad Celtic culture. Nevertheless, despite its popular appeal, such approach to attribute a Celtic tradition to these features is often tricky. The presence of Celtic anthroponyms and theonyms does not always suppose necessarily a Celtic affiliation of a given territory, while certain iconographic elements might have alternative interpretations.
In this paper we address some of these difficulties, in what the Portuguese territory is concerned, focusing on the literary tradition, the linguistic elements and the archaeological records in order to distinguish between the raw materials themselves and the theories formed upon those over the past years.
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We propose an analysis of ideas and representations that teachers of Portuguese as a foreign language (PFL) have about assessment. Bearing in mind the existence of conceptual differences in curricula, contexts, learners and teachers’... more
We propose an analysis of ideas and representations that teachers of Portuguese as a foreign language (PFL) have about assessment. Bearing in mind the existence of conceptual differences in curricula, contexts, learners and teachers’ previous knowledge, we present the results of a survey that focuses on topics such as understanding what is considered of major importance in assessment, what is evaluated and how assessment is done when PFL teachers run a PFL course.
The ideas and representations of language teachers determine how assessment affects learners by a transfer process that influences the way they engage in the assessment of linguistic competence. We also discuss the need for developing flexible attitudes towards and personal confidence in assessment in the teaching and learning process.
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An analysis of the lexical choices between words with close or similar meanings in Latin epig-raphy is one way to understand lexical variation in the language. This study focuses on formal, semantic and other reasons for the use of the... more
An analysis of the lexical choices between words with close or similar meanings in Latin epig-raphy is one way to understand lexical variation in the language. This study focuses on formal, semantic and other reasons for the use of the words maritus, mariti (m.) and marita, maritae (f.) and their distribution in time and space in Latin epigraphy. This will allow us to better understand the relation between the juridical sense of these words and their usage in other contexts, such as poetry. This analysis of the use of maritus/marita can help us to understand semantic changes in Latin and the lexical change of the words, for instance their change into onomastic elements such as the name Marita. Also of interest is how the distribution of these words in epigraphic texts relates to the Romance languages, such as Portuguese, in which the masculine form maritus has been preserved but the feminine marita has been left behind. In this paper I approach variation in Latin through the analysis of lexical variation. I focus on epigraphic texts and assess the relevance of the data with respect to lexical choices among words that have the same or close meanings. Furthermore, I examine whether there is any connection between literary lexical choices and the other linguistic/grammatical traits of the texts.
The aim of this paper is to bring into discussion some data concerning early Christian inscriptions from the Iberian Peninsula on the differentiation of Vulgar Latin, focusing on the several methods and procedures of collecting data (in... more
The aim of this paper is to bring into discussion some data concerning early Christian inscriptions from the Iberian Peninsula on the differentiation of Vulgar Latin, focusing on the several methods and procedures of collecting data (in corpora and databases), and the interpretation as regards Latin dialectology. The low number of specific dialectal traits in early Christian funerary epigraphy contrasts with specific local features that can be found when we put the epigraphic texts into their social and cultural context. We may conclude that Latin dialectal evidence in Late Antiquity should be evaluated according to its context. We can understand both common and specific traits of the written language from this perspective.

Key words: early Christian epigraphy, Dialectology, Sociolinguistics, corpora, Vulgar Latin, Iberian Peninsula
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This paper aims at a social evaluation of two communities, Mérida and Mértola, in the Late Antiquity, through the epigraphic evidence. Although it is always difficult to define the society through the funerary evidence, specially in... more
This paper aims at a social evaluation of two communities, Mérida and Mértola, in the Late Antiquity, through the epigraphic evidence. Although it is always difficult to define the society through the funerary evidence, specially in christian inscriptions with monotonous texts. These communities share the same river, Guadiana, and the same commercial trend with the Orient. Merida, the religious and political capital, was socially much more important than Mértola. The evidence of bishops and noblemen in Merida contrasts with the elites of Mértola, presbiteri and viri honesti, not of noble rank. Yet the extraordinary wealth of Mértola confirms its economic importance.
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This paper proposes an analysis if the Roman onomastics as it is presented in the chapters concerning proper names in latin grammarians opera. The association between epigraphic data and the rules teached and discusses in grammars bring... more
This paper proposes an analysis if the Roman onomastics as it is presented in the chapters concerning proper names in latin grammarians opera. The association between epigraphic data and the rules teached and discusses in grammars bring to light a global perspective about the use, the adequacy and the change that modified Roman proper names.
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in Divindades indígenas em análise. Divinités pré-romaines - bilan et perspectives d’une recherche. Actas do VII workshop FERCAN Cascais, 25-27.05.2006, Coimbra, Porto, Centro de Estudos Arqueológicos das Universidades de Coimbra e Porto,... more
in Divindades indígenas em análise. Divinités pré-romaines - bilan et perspectives d’une recherche. Actas do VII workshop FERCAN Cascais, 25-27.05.2006, Coimbra, Porto, Centro de Estudos Arqueológicos das Universidades de Coimbra e Porto, 2008, pp. 75-80.
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O projecto GADCILANAS é a continuação de doisprojectos anteriores dedicados ao estudo do hábito epigráfico na Bética ocidental (FFI2012-39395-C02-01 e HUM2006/04596), no âmbito dos quais seelaborou o corpus atualizado das inscrições da... more
O projecto GADCILANAS é a continuação de doisprojectos anteriores dedicados ao estudo do hábito epigráfico na Bética ocidental (FFI2012-39395-C02-01 e HUM2006/04596), no âmbito dos quais seelaborou o corpus atualizado das inscrições da parte setentrional do conventus Hispalensis (CIL II 2/4) para a nova edição do Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum  da Hispânia. Con este projecto pretende-se alcançar dois objectivos:
1. Dar seguimento à edição dos volumes da Béticado CIL II(2), pelo extremo ocidental do conventus Gaditanus, onde confina com o conventus Hispalensis.
2. Como consequência dos resultados alcançados no estudo dos territórios que fazem fronteira entre os conventus Hispalensis e Pacensis, no projeto anterior (FFI2012-39395-C02-01), considera-se necessário integrar as inscrições do território português situado na margem esquerda do Guadiana no conventus Hispalensis, recuperando-se assim a fronteira entre províncias proposta por E. Hübner, no antigo CIL II. Os territórios afectados são os concelhos de Barrancos, Moura e Serpa, no distrito de Beja.
The Research Project (HPRT 3) has three main branches: Latin Linguistics, Epigraphy, and Ancient History. With these main areas, the Research Project aims: study the Latin Language in multilingual contexts in the Iberian Peninsula; and... more
The Research Project (HPRT 3) has three main branches: Latin Linguistics, Epigraphy, and Ancient History. With these main areas, the Research Project aims: study the Latin Language in multilingual contexts in the Iberian Peninsula; and study texts in their cultural (archaeological, religious) contexts. The research Group will develop work on relations between the Latin language and other languages, in the Iberian Peninsula and the analysis of epigraphic texts, and their archaeological context, from Paleo-Hispanic times to Late Antiquity.
​This workshop is intended to create a debate among researchers working on the epigraphy of the Portuguese area of Baetica, trying this way to analyze the Latin epigraphy of the region in its historical and archaeological context
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O presente livro aborda uma temática cada vez mais premente no atual contexto social: o ensino e a promoção da língua portuguesa num mundo em mudança. Ao longo de oito capítulos, escritos em português de Portugal e em português do Brasil,... more
O presente livro aborda uma temática cada vez mais premente no atual contexto social: o ensino e a promoção da língua portuguesa num mundo em mudança. Ao longo de oito capítulos, escritos em português de Portugal e em português do Brasil, com uma fundamentação teórica diversificada, a multiplicidade de autores, temas e textos justifica o subtítulo “Língua e Cultura em Tempos de Perplexidade”. Com efeito, a par da incerteza que caracteriza o presente, também a inovação e a riqueza temática marcam hoje o ensino do português para falantes de outras línguas (um título que abrange outras vertentes como língua estrangeira, língua segunda, língua de acolhimento e língua de herança). Atualmente, os contextos social e laboral sofrem uma recriação constante, no sentido de conquistar a atenção e promover a integração, através quer da adaptação quer da aceitação da diversidade de pessoas e meios. Também no ensino-aprendizagem de uma língua são propostos novos caminhos, e termos como “comunicação”, “interação” e “criatividade” são palavras-chave para o sucesso. Neste quadro, a obra reúne estudos e propostas que podem inspirar novas investigações e trabalhos, convidando os leitores a retomarem os contextos em que estes foram realizados (Brasil, Macau, Portugal, São Tomé e Príncipe) ou a voltarem-se para outros, com variáveis distintas.Por conseguinte, esta obra foi concebida e desenhada a pensar nos professores e investigadores da área de ensino de Português Língua Estrangeira/Português para Falantes de Outras Línguas e em todos aqueles que se interessam pelas “dores” sociais que presenciamos e pela sua relação com a língua portuguesa e os aspetos culturais que a envolvem.
Esta monografía estudia 16 inscripciones latinas de los concelhos de Barrancos y Moura (Portugal), pertenecientes al conventus Hispalensis. Es el fruto del trabajo de un equipo de investigadores durante tres años (2016-2019), y supone una... more
Esta monografía estudia 16 inscripciones latinas de los concelhos de Barrancos y Moura (Portugal), pertenecientes al conventus Hispalensis. Es el fruto del trabajo de un equipo de investigadores durante tres años (2016-2019), y supone una puesta al día de anteriores ediciones de estos textos, que han sido superadas mediante una detenida autopsia. Es muy notable la calidad de las fotografías. El trabaja se completa con valiosos índices.
Esta monografía estudia 48 inscripciones latinas del concelho de Serpa (Portugal), perteneciente al conventus Hispalensis. Es el fruto del trabajo de un equipo de investigadores durante tres años (2016-2019), y supone una puesta al día de... more
Esta monografía estudia 48 inscripciones latinas del concelho de Serpa (Portugal), perteneciente al conventus Hispalensis. Es el fruto del trabajo de un equipo de investigadores durante tres años (2016-2019), y supone una puesta al día de anteriores ediciones de estos textos, que han sido superadas mediante una detenida autopsia. Es muy notable la calidad de las fotografías. El trabaja se completa con valiosos índices.