Historical, social and cultural aspects involving the terminology of Brazilian species of flora and fauna

• Grant number: 15/14288-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research
• Start date: October 30, 2015
• End date: February 28, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Linguistics - Linguistic Theory and Analysis
• Principal Investigator: Lidia Almeida Barros
• Grantee: Lidia Almeida Barros
• Host Investigator: Giovanni Adamo
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas (IBILCE). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de São José do Rio Preto. São José do Rio Preto , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Italy

Abstract

The project aims to study historical, social, cultural, political and ideological aspects involving the terms of the areas of Botany and Zoology, more specifically the terms designating species of Brazilian fauna and flora. (AU)