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Language policies and portuguese language in Macau, China: an introduction
| Resumo: | his text is an introduction to a research that aims to understand the complexity of the language policies of Macau, especially in relation to the Portuguese language. Thus underlines the geopolitical establishment of the Macau SAR, in terms of subjects and languages that constitute it, and highlights a specific political event – the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration of 1987 – as a framework for the construction of actions for managing languages in the territory. Also includes the recognition of a transnational status for the Portuguese language and ends by suggesting the necessity for a reflection on the concept of language and the urgency of adopting language policies that consider the Portuguese as a polycentric language and that recognize the territory as immersed in globalization, multilingualism and super-diversity. |
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| Autores principais: | Teixeira-e-Silva, Roberval |
| Outros Autores: | Lima-Hernandes, Maria Célia |
| Assunto: | language policy portuguese language Macau política linguística língua portuguesa Macau. |
| Ano: | 2014 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | IBICT |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Oasisbr |
| Resumo: | his text is an introduction to a research that aims to understand the complexity of the language policies of Macau, especially in relation to the Portuguese language. Thus underlines the geopolitical establishment of the Macau SAR, in terms of subjects and languages that constitute it, and highlights a specific political event – the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration of 1987 – as a framework for the construction of actions for managing languages in the territory. Also includes the recognition of a transnational status for the Portuguese language and ends by suggesting the necessity for a reflection on the concept of language and the urgency of adopting language policies that consider the Portuguese as a polycentric language and that recognize the territory as immersed in globalization, multilingualism and super-diversity. |
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