Reprezentação à Academia Real das Ciências sobre a refórma da ortografia

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anonymous

Language:

Portuguese

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

To be supplied : Project Gutenberg, 2010.

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Reprezentação à Academia Real das Ciências sobre a refórma da ortografia" by Adriano de Abreu Cardoso Machado is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book is a formal representation to the Royal Academy of Sciences regarding the urgent need for a reform of Portuguese orthography, addressing the chaotic state of the language's spelling and pronunciation. It presents a comprehensive proposal aimed at establishing a standardized orthography that aligns with modern linguistic practices. In this work, the author and a committee outline the historical evolution of the Portuguese language, discussing the complexities of its current orthography and the necessity for a system that reflects pronunciation accurately. The text advocates for a "sónico" orthography-where each sound corresponds to a unique letter or symbol-aiming to simplify reading and writing for both native speakers and learners. The proposal critiques existing etymological principles that complicate spelling rules, suggesting a more practical and streamlined approach to writing in Portuguese, thereby promoting wider literacy and ease of learning. The document concludes with a call for institutional support to implement these reforms. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Rita Farinha and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal).)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 43.0 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Release date is 2006-10-30