De l’autre côté du monde : langues véhiculaires et communication interethnique dans l’océan Indien à l’époque de la découverte portugaise

When they reached the Indian Ocean in the 15th century, the Portuguese resorted chiefly to Arabic as a means of communicating with local authorities. A number of them were familiar with Arabic since Portugal had been occupying strongholds on the Moroccan coast. Having swiftly discovered that the lan...

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Main Author: Luís Filipe Thomaz
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Casa de Velázquez 2015-05-01
Series:Mélanges de la Casa de Velázquez
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/mcv/6156