Proposals and strategies for the valorization of the multilingualism in the mother tongue

• Main Author: Álvaro Antônio Caretta
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro 2016-06-01
• Series: Matraga
• Subjects: políticas linguísticas, multilinguismo, multiculturalidade, língua portuguesa, ensino
• Online Access: http://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/index.php/matraga/article/view/20771

In every society, the language is manifested through various oral genres, written and also multimodal, with a huge diversity related to the various conditions of production and circulation of statements. It is true that language is shaped according to the various uses citizens make of it in society. Thus, one cannot perpetuate the myth of a uniform language; on the contrary, the study of the varieties that constitute the multilingualism should be emphasized because it contains a multiculturalism and also the identity of the different communities. In this context, it is essential to reflect on the issue of linguistic discrimination, a major drawback in the process of building a more egalitarian society, diverse and democratic, and also on the true role of cultural norms for writing texts teaching in schools and, especially, of orality where multilingualism appears more clearly. From the observation of these language modes, we understand the importance of various forms of linguistic expression in the constitution of social multilingualism, a prerequisite for a society that seeks to enhance the multiple facets of its multiculturalism. --- http://dx.doi.org/10.12957/matraga.2016.20771