DISCUSIONES ACTUALES EN TORNO A LA LUSOFONÍA: PANORAMA DE LOS ESTUDIOS SOBRE POLÍTICA INTERNACIONAL DEL PORTUGUÉS

ABSTRACT The Portuguese language has considerable weight in the current global scene: it is present in America, Africa, Europe, Asia and has more than two hundred and fifty million speakers as first or second language. On a world-wide scale, it occupies the seventh place (CALVET and CALVET, 2013). The international management of this language has historically been conducted by organizations linked to the governments of Portugal and Brazil, while the other national territories that make up the Community of Portuguese Language Countries have played a modest role (OLIVEIRA and DORNELLES, 2007). D...