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 609 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 422Page 9-11
Presentation - Portuguese Language in Africa: Linguistic and Creole Policies in Debate
Abstract 4351 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 824Page 15-19
The Language Policies in PALOP and Endogenous Development
Abstract 1987 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 4207Page 21-44
Mozambique Language Policies: Controversies and Perspectives
Abstract 2139 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 3830Page 47-69
Reflection on the National Languages in the Education System in Angola
Abstract 3899 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 19516Page 71-89
Multilingualism in Mozambique: debates and paths to innovative language education
Abstract 1163 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 1375Page 91-112
Ideophones of the Changana Language in Mozambique and the Principle of Marking
Abstract 1723 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 3161Page 113-136
Cape Verdean seen by Cape Verdeans or Contribute to a Reading of the Linguistic Situation in Cape Verde
Abstract 1074 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 928Page 139-154
Modern Kabuverdianu: Some Phonological Aspects
Abstract 638 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 668Page 153-174
Ecology of Spatial Relations: the Prepositions of the Creole-Portuguese of Guinea-Bissau
Abstract 675 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 503Page 177-208
National Languages of São Tomé and Príncipe and Unified Spelling
Abstract 7697 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 6880Page 209-229
The Portuguese Language in Guinea-Bissau: Creole Influence and Cultural Identity in Portuguese
Abstract 4318 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 8027Page 231-247