Current Issues In Language Planning
Polity Editors: Robert B. Kaplan (University of Southern California), Richard B. Baldauf Jr. (University of Queensland) and Nkonko Kamwangamalu (Howard University)Bob and Dick are also editors of the book series Language Policy and Planning
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Volume: 3 Number: 3 Page: 306–316
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Reflections on Language Policy in African Countries with Portuguese as an Official Language
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Mário Vilela
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This paper examines the place of Portuguese in Portugal's former African colonies. The postcolonial position of Portuguese in Africa is characterised by a complex relationship between Portuguese as the
official language and the other languages of these countries. This means that postcolonial language planning has had to recognise the complementarity of languages which exists in African communities and
to respond to the multilingual nature of Africa, especially in the area of education.
© Multilingual Matters 2002
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