Mário A. Perini
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Mário A. Perini | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1943 (age 81–82) |
| Education | Federal University of Minas Gerais, University of Texas at Austin |
| Known for | works on the description of Brazilian Portuguese |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Linguistics |
| Institutions | Federal University of Minas Gerais |
| Thesis | A Grammar of Portuguese Infinitives (1974) |
| Doctoral advisor | C. L. Baker |
| Website | lattes |
Mário Alberto Perini (born in 1943) is a Brazilian linguist known mainly for his work on the description of Brazilian Portuguese.[1][2] He is professor emeritus at the Federal University of Minas Gerais;[3] he has also taught at the University of Illinois and at the University of Mississippi.[4][5] In 2021, Perini was elected Honorary Member of the Brazilian Linguistics Association.[6]
