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EBDL1T1 Lodge, David

1995 Therapy London: Secker & Warburg, pp 3-97. Copyright © 1995 David Lodge. Used by permission of David Lodge. (Revised version by the COMPARA team, February 2003.)
SOURCE: English, UK; 43768 tokens, 40465 words, 6876 types. 2149 alignment units.

1995 Terapia translated by Maria do Carmo Figueira. Lisboa: Gradiva, pp 11-88. Copyright © 1995 Gradiva Publicações, Lda. Used by permission of Gradiva Publicações, Lda.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Portugal; 45158 tokens, 42388 words, 7931 types.

EBDL1T2 Lodge, David

1995 Therapy London: Secker & Warburg, pp 3-97. Copyright © 1995 David Lodge. Used by permission of David Lodge. (Revised version by the COMPARA team, February 2003.)
SOURCE: English, UK; 43768 tokens, 40465 words, 6876 types. 2149 alignment units.

1997 Terapia translated by Lídia Cavalcante-Luther. São Paulo: Scipione, pp 11-115. Copyright © 1997 Scipione. Used by permission of Editora Scipione.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Brazil; 45199 tokens, 42489 words, 7550 types.

EBDL2 Lodge, David

1989 Nice Work London: Penguin, pp 13-89. Copyright © 1988 by David Lodge. Used by permission of David Lodge.
SOURCE: English, UK; 28166 tokens, 26545 words, 5921 types. 1470 alignment units.

1996 Um almoço nunca é de graça translated by Maria Carlota Pracana. Lisboa: Gradiva, pp 13-67. Copyright © Gradiva Publicações, Lda. Used by permission of Gradiva Publicações, Lda.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Portugal; 28988 tokens, 27194 words, 6470 types.

EBDL3T1 Lodge, David

1975 Changing PlacesLondon: Secker & Warburg, pp 3-71. Copyright © David Lodge 1975. Used by permission of David Lodge.
SOURCE: English, UK; 30222 tokens, 27683 words, 6044 types. 1479 alignment units.

1995 A Troca translated by Helena Cardoso. Porto: Edições Asa, pp 9-67. Copyright © 1995 Edições Asa. Used by permission of Edições Asa.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Portugal; 29252 tokens, 26635 words, 6612 types.

EBDL3T2 Lodge, David

1975 Changing PlacesLondon: Secker & Warburg, pp 3-71. Copyright © David Lodge 1975. Used by permission of David Lodge.
SOURCE: English, UK; 30222 tokens, 27683 words, 6044 types. 1479 alignment units.

1998 Invertendo os Papéis translated by Lídia Luther-Cavalcante. São Paulo: Scipione, pp 15-93. Copyright © 1998 Scipione. Used by permission of Scipione.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Brazil; 30860 tokens, 29106 words, 6349 types.

EBJB1 Barnes, Julian

1984 Flaubert's parrot Corpus text based on London: Picador, 1985, pp 11-65. Copyright © 1984 by Julian Barnes. Used by permission of Julian Barnes.
SOURCE: English, UK; 21341 tokens, 19830 words, 4612 types. 1198 alignment units.

1988 O papagaio de Flaubert translated by Ana Maria Amador. Corpus text based on Lisboa: Queztal Editores, 1988, pp 11-74. Copyright © 1988 by Quetzal Editores. Used by permission of Quetzal Editores.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Portugal; 20965 tokens, 19036 words, 5051 types.

EBJT1 Trollope, Joanna

1996 Next of kin Corpus text based on London: Black Swan, 1997, pp 7-87. Copyright © 1996 Joanna Trollope. Used by permission of Joanna Trollope.
SOURCE: English, UK; 32470 tokens, 30335 words, 4598 types. 2078 alignment units.

1998 Parentes próximos translated by Ana Falcão Bastos. Corpus text based on Lisboa: Gradiva, 1998, pp 7-77. Copyright © 1998 Gradiva Publicações, Lda. Used by permission of Gradiva Publicações, Lda.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Portugal; 32552 tokens, 30300 words, 5716 types.

EBJT2 Trollope, Joanna

1993 A Spanish Lover London: Bloomsbury pp 223-313. Copyright © 1993 Joanna Trollope. Used by permission of Joanna Trollope.
SOURCE: English, UK; 36721 tokens, 34430 words, 4479 types. 2360 alignment units.

1999 Um Amante Espanhol translated by Ana Falcão Bastos. Lisboa: Gradiva, pp 223-310. Copyright © 1993 Joanna Trollope, Portuguese translation: Gradiva Publicações. Used by permission of Gradiva Publicações.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Portugal; 35820 tokens, 33204 words, 5705 types.

EBOW1 Wilde, Oscar

1890 The Picture of Dorian Gray http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext94/dgray10.txt. Project Gutenberg, 1994, chapters 8-20.
SOURCE: English, UK; 29965 tokens, 27496 words, 4193 types. 1736 alignment units.

1990 O Retrato de Dorian Gray translated by Januário Leite. Lisboa: Estampa, pp 115-194. Copyright © 1990 Editorial Estampa. Used by permission of Editorial Estampa.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Portugal; 27239 tokens, 25305 words, 5764 types.

ESNG1 Gordimer, Nadine

1990 My son's story Corpus text extracted from digital text prepared by the ENPC based on London: Penguin, 1991, pp 3-46. Copyright © 1990 Nadine Gordimer. Used by permission of Nadine Gordimer.
SOURCE: English, South Africa; 15921 tokens, 15046 words, 3053 types. 674 alignment units.

1992 A história do meu filho translated by Geraldo Galvão Ferraz. Corpus text extracted from digital text prepared by the ENPC based on São Paulo: Editora Siciliano, 1992, pp 11-49. Copyright © 1992 Siciliano. Used by permission of Editora Siciliano.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Brazil; 15035 tokens, 14134 words, 3595 types.

EUHJ1 James, Henry

1880 Washington Square, http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext01/wassq10.txt, Project Gutenberg, 2001, pp 6-43.
SOURCE: English, USA; 23433 tokens, 20922 words, 3018 types. 1083 alignment units.

1990 A Herdeira translated by M. F. Gonçalves de Azevedo. Lisboa: Editorial Estampa, pp 7-77. Copyright © 1990 Editorial Estampa. Used by permission of Editorial Estampa.
TRANSLATION: Portuguese, Portugal; 21127 tokens, 19459 words, 3881 types.

PBAA1 Azevedo, Aluísio

1890 O Cortiço, http://www.bibvirt.futuro.usp.br/textos/autores/aluisioazevedo/cortico/cortico.html [06/12/1999].
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 8324 tokens, 7900 words, 2376 types, 292 alignment units.

2000 The slum: a novel translated by David Rosenthal. New York: Oxford University Press, pp 1-17. Copyright © 2000 by Oxford University Press. Used by permission of Oxford University Press, Inc.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 7451 tokens, 6934 words, 2025 types.

PBAD1 Dourado, Autran

1973 O Risco do Bordado Rio de Janeiro: Editora Expressão e Cultura, pp 13-68. Copyright © Autran Dourado 1970. Used by permission of Autran Dourado.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 20245 tokens, 18918 words, 3782 types, 1273 alignment units.

1984 Pattern for a Tapestry translated by John Parker. London: Peter Owen, pp 13-54. Copyright © John M. Parker 1984. Used by permission of John Parker.
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 22371 tokens, 21042 words, 3372 types.

PBCB1 Buarque, Chico

1995 Benjamim São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, pp 9-52. Copyright © Chico Buarque 1995. Used by permission of Chico Buarque.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 12129 tokens, 11542 words, 3513 types, 440 alignment units.

1997 Benjamin translated by Cliff Landers. London: Bloomsbury, pp 3-45. Copyright © Cliff Landers 1997. Used by permission of Cliff Landers.
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 13285 tokens, 12755 words, 3086 types.

PBJA1T1 Alencar, José de

1865 Iracema http://www.bibvirt.futuro.usp.br/textos/autores/josedealencar/iracema/iracema.html , pp 1-12 [06/12/1999]. Corpus text extracted from digital text prepared by the Biblioteca Virtual do Estudante Brasileiro, based on 24th ed., São Paulo: Ática, 1991.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 3741 tokens, 3470 words, 1249 types, 219 alignment units.

2000 Iracema translated by Clifford Landers. Corpus text based on New York: Oxford University Press, 2000, pp 1-17. Copyright © 2000 by Oxford University Press. Used by permission of Oxford University Press.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 4199 tokens, 3862 words, 1177 types.

PBJA1T2 Alencar, José de

1865 Iracema http://www.bibvirt.futuro.usp.br/textos/autores/josedealencar/iracema/iracema.html , pp 1-12 [06/12/1999]. Corpus text extracted from digital text prepared by the Biblioteca Virtual do Estudante Brasileiro, based on 24th ed., São Paulo: Ática, 1991.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 3741 tokens, 3470 words, 1249 types, 219 alignment units.

1886 Iracema, the honey lips: a legend of Brazil translated by Lady Isabel Burton. Corpus text based on London: Bickers, 1886, pp 1-17.
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 4292 tokens, 3939 words, 1303 types.

PBMA1 Machado de Assis, J.

1886 Quincas Borba http://www.bibvirt.futuro.usp.br/textos/autores/machadodeassis/quincasborba/quincasborba.html pp 1-21 [06/12/1999] Corpus text extracted from digital text prepared by Núcleo de Pesquisas em Informática, Literatura e Lingüística da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, based on Obra Completa, by Machado de Assis, vol. I, Nova Aguilar, Rio de Janeiro, 1994.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 13726 tokens, 12614 words, 3184 types, 841 alignment units.

1998 Quincas Borbaedited by Celso Favaretto and David T. Haberly; translated by Gregory Rabassa. Corpus text based on New York: Oxford University Press 1998, pp 5-45. Copyright © 1998 by Oxford University Press Inc. Used by permission of Oxford University Press, Inc.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 15788 tokens, 14307 words, 2659 types.

PBMA2 Machado de Assis, Joaquim

1881 Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas http://www.bibvirt.futuro.usp.br/textos/autores/machadodeassis/brascubas/cubas.html pp 1-24 [06/12/1999]. Corpus text extracted from digital text prepared by Renato Lima for Virtual bookstore, livros e literatura.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 12332 tokens, 11554 words, 3367 types, 491 alignment units.

1998 The posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas translated by Gregory Rabassa. Corpus text based on New York: Oxford University Press, 1998, pp 5-34. Copyright © 1998 by Oxford University Press Inc. Used by permission of Oxford University Press, Inc.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 13324 tokens, 12453 words, 2905 types.

PBMA3 Machado de Assis, Joaquim

1899 Dom Casmurro http://www.bibvirt.futuro.usp.br/textos/autores/machadodeassis/dcasmurro/dcasmurro.html pp 1-18 [06/12/1999]. Corpus text extracted from digital text prepared by Núcleo de Pesquisas em Informática, Literatura e Lingüística da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 11919 tokens, 11021 words, 2958 types, 661 alignment units.

1997 Dom Casmurro translated by John Gledson. Corpus text based on New York: Oxford University Press, 1997, pp 3-39. Copyright © 1997 by Oxford University Press Inc. Used by permission of Oxford University Press, Inc.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 13978 tokens, 12796 words, 2543 types.

PBPC1 Coelho, Paulo

1988 O alquimista Corpus text based on Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, 2000, pp 21-79. Copyright © 1988 by Paulo Coelho. Used by permission of Paulo Coelho.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 11742 tokens, 10775 words, 2242 types, 772 alignment units.

1993 The alquemist translated by Alan Clarke. Corpus text based on London: Thorsons, 1997, pp 3-50. Copyright © by Paulo Coelho & Alan Clarke. Used by permission of Paulo Coelho and Alan Clarke.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 13077 tokens, 11897 words, 1787 types.

PBPM1 Melo, Patrícia

1998 O elogio da mentira Corpus text based on São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 1998, pp 11-61. Copyright © 1998 by Patrícia Melo. Used by permission of Patrícia Melo.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 15152 tokens, 14036 words, 3456 types, 1025 alignment units.

1999 In praise of lies translated by Clifford Landers. Corpus extract based on London: Bloomsbury, 1999, pp 1-53. Copyright © 1999 by Clifford Landers. Used by permission of Clifford Landers.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 16670 tokens, 15377 words, 2957 types.

PBRF1 Fonseca, Rubem

1988 Vastas emoções e pensamentos imperfeitos São Paulo: Companhia das Letras,pp 7-102.Copyright © Rubem Fonseca. Used by permission of Rubem Fonseca.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Brazil; 34654 tokens, 29641 words, 5891 types, 2860 alignment units.

1997 The lost manuscript translated by Clifford Landers. London: Bloomsbury, pp 3-107. Copyright © 1997 by Clifford Landers. Used by permission of Clifford Landers.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 35469 tokens, 32320 words, 4766 types.

PMMC1 Couto, Mia

1987 Vozes Anoitecidas. Lisboa: Editorial Caminho, pp 23-64. Copyright © Editorial Caminho 1987. Used by permission of Editorial Caminho
SOURCE: Portuguese, Mozambique; 7599 tokens, 6774 words, 2190 types, 750 alignment units.

1990 Voices Made Night translated by David Brookshaw. Oxford: Heinneman, pp 1-28. Copyright © 1990 by David Brookshaw. Used by permission of David Brookshaw .
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 9201 tokens, 8403 words, 1977 types.

PMMC2 Couto, Mia

1990 Cada Homem é uma Raça. Lisboa: Editorial Caminho, pp 11-68. Copyright © Editorial Caminho 1990. Used by permission of Editorial Caminho
SOURCE: Portuguese, Mozambique; 12495 tokens, 11148 words, 3358 types, 1229 alignment units.

1993 Every Man is a Race translated by David Brookshaw. Oxford: Heinneman, pp 1-37. Copyright © 1993 by David Brookshaw. Used by permission of David Brookshaw .
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 15044 tokens, 13706 words, 2783 types.

PPCC1 Castelo Branco, Camilo

1862 Amor de Perdição corpus extract taken from Obras integrais de Camilo Castelo Branco em CD-ROM. Projecto Vercial 2000, pp 60-92.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Portugal; 19018 tokens, 17499 words, 3960 types, 1210 alignment units.

2000 Doomed Love translated by Alice Clemente. Providence: Gávea Brown, pp 96-144. Copyright © 2000 Alice Clemente and Gávea-Brown Publications. Used by permission of Alice Clemente and Gávea-Brown Publications.
TRANSLATION: English, USA; 20420 tokens, 18099 words, 3007 types.

PPCP1 Cardoso Pires, José

1983 Balada da Praia dos Cães Lisboa: Edições "O Jornal", pp 13-60. First published by Publicações Dom Quixote, 1982. Copyright © 1982 by José Cardoso Pires. Used by permission of Maria Edite Cardoso Pires.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Portugal; 17550 tokens, 16227 words, 4435 types, 899 alignment units.

1986 Ballad of Dog's Beach translated by Mary Fitton. London: John M. Dent, pp 5-38. Copyright © 1986 by John M. Dent. Used by permission of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd.
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 15406 tokens, 14302 words, 3872 types.

PPEQ1 Eça de Queirós, J. M.

1880 O mandarim http://www.ipn.pt/opsis/litera/queiros.htmpp 2-10 [10/12/1999]. Corpus text extracted from digital text prepared by Deolinda Cabrera for Projecto Vercial.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Portugal; 7274 tokens, 6754 words, 2499 types, 303 alignment units.

1993 The mandarinin The mandarin and other storiestranslated by Margaret Jull Costa. Corpus text based on Sawtry: Dedalus Ltd, 1993, pp 5-25. Used by permission of Margaret Jull Costa and Dedalus Press.
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 8195 tokens, 7788 words, 2413 types.

PPEQ2 Eça de Queirós

1887 A Relíquia corpus extract taken from 1887 edition prepared by Deolinda Rodrigues Cabrera. for the Projecto Vercial. The orthography has been updated. Obras integrais de Eça de Queirós em CD-ROM. Projecto Vercial 1996 - 2003, pp 1-42.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Portugal; 30268 tokens, 28277 words, 6609 types, 1409 alignment units.

1994 The Relic translated by Margaret Jull Costa. Sawtry: Dedalus, pp 7-89. Copyright © 1994 Margaret Jull Costa. Used by permission of Margaret Jull Costa.
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 33892 tokens, 32266 words, 5495 types.

PPMC1 Carvalho, Mário de

1994 Um deus passeando pela brisa da tarde Corpus text based on Lisboa: Caminho, 1995, pp 13-87. Copyright © 1994 Editorial Caminho. Used by permission of Editorial Caminho.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Portugal; 25012 tokens, 23499 words, 6463 types, 1394 alignment units.

1997 A god strolling in the cool of the evening translated by Gregory Rabassa. Corpus text based on London: Phoenix, 1999, pp 1-79. Copyright © 1997 by Lousiana StateUniversity Press. Used by permission of Lousiana StateUniversity Press.
TRANSLATION: English, US; 27120 tokens, 25305 words, 4892 types.

PPSC1 Sá-Carneiro, Mário de

1914 A confissão de Lúcio http://www.ipn.pt/opsis/litera/carneiro.htm pp 2-19 [10/12/1999]. Corpus text extracted from digital text prepared by Deolinda Cabrera for Projecto Vercial, based on orthographically updated 1st edition, Lisbon, 1914.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Portugal; 10252 tokens, 9440 words, 2796 types, 615 alignment units.

1993 Lucio's confession translated by Margaret Jull Costa. Corpus text based on Sawtry: Dedalus Ltd, 1993, pp 19-50. Copyright © 1993 by Dedalus Ltd. Used by permission of Dedalus Ltd.
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 11406 tokens, 10752 words, 2419 types.

PPSC2 Sá Carneiro, Mário de

1915 A Grande sombra electronic version obtained from Obras completas de Sá-Carneiro, vol. 3 "Céu em fogo", 2nd edition, 1956. Lisboa: Editora Ática, pp 39-123. Updated orthography.
SOURCE: Portuguese, Portugal; 17187 tokens, 15643 words, 4302 types, 1124 alignment units.

1996 The Great Shadow (and other stories) translated by Margaret Jull Costa. Sawtry: Dedalus, pp 15-74. Copyright © Margaret Jull Costa. Used by permission of Margaret Jull Costa and Dedalus Press.
TRANSLATION: English, UK; 18533 tokens, 17385 words, 3456 types.

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