Orthographic Agreement of 1990

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The Orthographic Agreement of 1990 is a reform treaty among Portuguese-speaking countries that standardized Portuguese spelling across their different national variants.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese language orthographic norm
international agreement
orthographic reform treaty
affectsVariant African Portuguese
Asian Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Portuguese language
surface form: European Portuguese
aimsTo create a unified orthography for the Portuguese language
reduce spelling differences between national variants of Portuguese
cameIntoForceInCountry Brazil
Cape Verde Islands
surface form: Cape Verde

Timor-Leste
surface form: East Timor

Portugal
São Tomé and Príncipe
criticizedFor inconsistent application across Portuguese-speaking countries
perceived loss of etymological information in spelling
field language policy
linguistics
hasOfficialName Orthographic Agreement of 1990 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Acordo Ortográfico da Língua Portuguesa de 1990
implementationControversyInCountry Angola
Brazil
Mozambique
Portugal
introducedChange elimination of most silent consonants in European Portuguese spelling
greater convergence between Brazilian and European Portuguese spelling
new rules for use of accents
new rules for use of hyphens
unification of alphabet to 26 letters including k, w, y
language Portuguese
predecessor Orthographic Agreement of 1945
purpose standardization of Portuguese spelling
relatedTo Community of Portuguese Language Countries orthographic policies
replaces some provisions of the Orthographic Agreement of 1945
shortName Orthographic Agreement of 1990 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Acordo Ortográfico de 1990
signatoryCountry Angola
Brazil
Cape Verde Islands
surface form: Cape Verde

Timor-Leste
surface form: East Timor

Guinea-Bissau
Mozambique
Portugal
São Tomé and Príncipe
signatoryOrganization Community of Portuguese Language Countries
signedInCity Lisbon
signedInCountry Portugal
signedInYear 1990
signedOn 1990-12-16
subject Portuguese orthography
supportersClaim it facilitates publishing and education across Lusophone countries
it strengthens the international status of Portuguese

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Portuguese language hasWritingStandard Orthographic Agreement of 1990
Brazilian Portuguese orthography Orthographic Agreement of 1990
this entity surface form: follows Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990
Orthographic Agreement of 1990 hasOfficialName Orthographic Agreement of 1990 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Acordo Ortográfico da Língua Portuguesa de 1990
Orthographic Agreement of 1990 shortName Orthographic Agreement of 1990 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Acordo Ortográfico de 1990
Orthographic Agreement of 1945 precedes Orthographic Agreement of 1990