Frontmatter -- Contents -- The Portuguese-Speaking World -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations, Symbols, and Diacritical Marks -- Phonetic Symbols -- Linguistic and Grammatical Terms in English and Portuguese -- Definitions of Linguistic and Grammatical Terms -- Orthographic Reforms -- Sound System -- Writing System and Accentuation -- Portuguese, Spanish, and English Cognates -- Grammatical Categories -- Verb and Other Grammar Charts -- Verb List -- Works Consulted -- Index of Topics -- Index of Portuguese Words and Phrases