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FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: “Language, identity, and language policy in Timor-Leste”
FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: “Language, identity, and language policy in Timor-Leste”
Abstract: The legacy of Portuguese colonialism is evident in modern-day Timor-Leste, and frequently discussed in terms of language policy. When Timor-Leste became independent in 2002 one of the decisions that needed to be made involved languages. In addition to many indigenous languages, three foreign languages also had to be considered – Bahasa Indonesia, Portuguese, and English. In this talk I will begin by describing the Timorese linguistic ecology and explaining the decisions made around languages in the new constitution. However, official language policy is not always reflected in language use. In order to gauge the effectiveness of language policy in Timor-Leste I will then draw on two studies of the same linguistic landscape in Dili, the capital city. Conducted more […]