The Portuguese Speaking African Countries (PALOP) are plurilinguish, with conflicting coexistence between the Portuguese language (with an official language status), African languages (including Creole), Asian languages, sign languages and other European languages. There is little clarity (from a linguistic policy point of view) regarding the use and importance of African languages, since the Constitutions of the six PALOPs leave room for interpretation. For example, the Republic of Guinea-Bissau and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe make no allusion to the use and status of languages spoken in those countries. Other countries treat African languages as 'national languages' (as in Mozambique and Angola) or as 'Aboriginal languages' (as in the case of Guinea- Equatorial). To make matters worse, Creoles are languages of the majority population in the countries where they are spoken (such as Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe), but are not yet recognized as official. The work is divided into two parts: the first one, devoted to the discussion of African Language and Language Policies, adding five texts and the second one, about the Portuguese-based Creoles in the PALOP.
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Introduction: Portuguese Language in Africa
Abstract 632 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 440Page 9-11
Presentation - Portuguese Language in Africa: Linguistic and Creole Policies in Debate
Abstract 4424 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 853Page 15-19
The Language Policies in PALOP and Endogenous Development
Abstract 2036 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 4288Page 21-44
Mozambique Language Policies: Controversies and Perspectives
Abstract 2222 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 3905Page 47-69
Reflection on the National Languages in the Education System in Angola
Abstract 4184 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 19822Page 71-89
Multilingualism in Mozambique: debates and paths to innovative language education
Abstract 1192 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 1412Page 91-112
Ideophones of the Changana Language in Mozambique and the Principle of Marking
Abstract 1785 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 3240Page 113-136
Cape Verdean seen by Cape Verdeans or Contribute to a Reading of the Linguistic Situation in Cape Verde
Abstract 1105 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 954Page 139-154
Modern Kabuverdianu: Some Phonological Aspects
Abstract 662 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 694Page 153-174
Ecology of Spatial Relations: the Prepositions of the Creole-Portuguese of Guinea-Bissau
Abstract 711 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 525Page 177-208
National Languages of São Tomé and Príncipe and Unified Spelling
Abstract 8697 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 6992Page 209-229
The Portuguese Language in Guinea-Bissau: Creole Influence and Cultural Identity in Portuguese
Abstract 4463 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 8166Page 231-247