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Schmitz, John Robert – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1998
Suggests that the Luso-Brazilian Accord is a strategy to spread the Portuguese language in Africa, particularly in the former colonies of Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, and Sao Tome e Principe, and to construct and solidify a community of lusophone nations in geopolitical terms in world affairs. Language planning in these countries…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Cultural Influences, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries