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 535 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 325Page 9-11
Presentation - Portuguese Language in Africa: Linguistic and Creole Policies in Debate
Abstract 3621 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 646Page 15-19
The Language Policies in PALOP and Endogenous Development
Abstract 1486 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 3380Page 21-44
Mozambique Language Policies: Controversies and Perspectives
Abstract 1552 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 3130Page 47-69
Reflection on the National Languages in the Education System in Angola
Abstract 2646 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 16574Page 71-89
Multilingualism in Mozambique: debates and paths to innovative language education
Abstract 1009 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 1203Page 91-112
Ideophones of the Changana Language in Mozambique and the Principle of Marking
Abstract 1518 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 2489Page 113-136
Cape Verdean seen by Cape Verdeans or Contribute to a Reading of the Linguistic Situation in Cape Verde
Abstract 877 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 795Page 139-154
Modern Kabuverdianu: Some Phonological Aspects
Abstract 541 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 545Page 153-174
Ecology of Spatial Relations: the Prepositions of the Creole-Portuguese of Guinea-Bissau
Abstract 588 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 413Page 177-208
National Languages of São Tomé and Príncipe and Unified Spelling
Abstract 3282 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 5500Page 209-229
The Portuguese Language in Guinea-Bissau: Creole Influence and Cultural Identity in Portuguese
Abstract 3576 | PDF (Portuguese) Downloads 7185Page 231-247