BILINGUALISM: THE PREJUDICE OF SOCIETY

• Main Author: Caroline de Morais
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná 2008-04-01
• Series: Travessias
• Subjects: bilingüismo; indivíduo bilíngüe; sociedade; preconceito.
• Online Access: http://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/travessias/article/view/2941

The text deals with bilingual speakers who suffer prejudice by master more than one language. In the article will be focused the bilingualism of children and the facilities, too, taking into consideration the factors an extra language on changes of the elements language. The bias on the talk is bilingual appointed by misconceptions that undermine the continuation of another language. Often, the company is responsible for that vision mistaken, and that is the language that conveys the culture, which differentiates the linguistic groups, there is then a strong relationship between society and language. Attitudes language are seen in correlation to the behavior language, evaluating the real importance of the language, especially the language. Soon, the bilingualism to be seen as virtue and not as damages.