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.
Aliases (3)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese language orthographic norm
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international agreement → orthographic reform treaty → |
| affectsVariant |
African Portuguese
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Asian Portuguese → Brazilian Portuguese → European Portuguese → |
| aimsTo |
create a unified orthography for the Portuguese language
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reduce spelling differences between national variants of Portuguese → |
| cameIntoForceInCountry |
Brazil
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Cape Verde → East Timor → Portugal → São Tomé and Príncipe → |
| criticizedFor |
inconsistent application across Portuguese-speaking countries
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perceived loss of etymological information in spelling → |
| field |
language policy
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linguistics → |
| hasOfficialName |
Acordo Ortográfico da Língua Portuguesa de 1990
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| implementationControversyInCountry |
Angola
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Brazil → Mozambique → Portugal → |
| introducedChange |
elimination of most silent consonants in European Portuguese spelling
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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
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| predecessor |
Orthographic Agreement of 1945
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| purpose |
standardization of Portuguese spelling
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| relatedTo |
Community of Portuguese Language Countries orthographic policies
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| replaces |
some provisions of the Orthographic Agreement of 1945
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| shortName |
Acordo Ortográfico de 1990
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| signatoryCountry |
Angola
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Brazil → Cape Verde → East Timor → Guinea-Bissau → Mozambique → Portugal → São Tomé and Príncipe → |
| signatoryOrganization |
Community of Portuguese Language Countries
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| signedInCity |
Lisbon
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| signedInCountry |
Portugal
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| signedInYear |
1990
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| signedOn |
1990-12-16
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| subject |
Portuguese orthography
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| supportersClaim |
it facilitates publishing and education across Lusophone countries
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it strengthens the international status of Portuguese → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Orthographic Agreement of 1990
("Acordo Ortográfico da Língua Portuguesa de 1990")
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hasOfficialName |
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Portuguese language
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hasWritingStandard |
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Brazilian Portuguese
("follows Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990")
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orthography |
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Orthographic Agreement of 1990
("Acordo Ortográfico de 1990")
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shortName |