PORTUGUESE LINGUISTIC COLONISATION AND LANGUAGE POLICY: BRAZIL AND MOZAMBIQUE, BETWEEN DIVERSITY, INEQUALITY AND DIFFERENCES

Abstract

This article aims to discuss conceptually the distinctions between diversity, inequality and difference in relation to the Portuguese language of two nations that underwent processes of linguistic colonisation. To do so, it intends to present shifts in the meaning of the Portuguese language during the colonisation process and the post-independence process in Brazil and Mozambique.

Keywords

• Linguistic colonisation in Brazil and Mozambique
• Language policy, Linguistic inequality and diversity
• Meanings of the Portuguese language