Wals-carol.&.fernanda.(316) -

The phrase appears to be a specific citation or reference key, likely from a bibliography or a linguistic database. While "WALS" commonly refers to the World Atlas of Language Structures , this exact string is not a standard chapter or feature title in the main WALS database.

These are likely the first names of authors (e.g., Carol Genetti and Fernanda Pratas , though this is a common pairing in specific Brazilian or Romance linguistic research). 316: This often refers to: A page number in a specific book or article. WALS-Carol.&.Fernanda.(316)

Carol and Fernanda are common names in Brazilian linguistics. This may be a reference to a guide on Portuguese dialects or indigenous languages of Brazil documented in the WALS reference database. The phrase appears to be a specific citation