There are many variations of Portuguese. The two that I will be focusing on are Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese. Brazilian Portuguese is spoken in Brazil while European Portuguese is spoken in Portugal. According to data collected at a Canadian University, some students argued that one version, European Portuguese, is a language while the other, Brazilian Portuguese, is a dialect. This then raised the question as to whether European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese were under one language but separate dialects or if they were a language within themself. As stated by S\u00f3nia Maria Nunes Reis (2011), \u201c\u2026 in 1994, Kato and Raposo stated: European and Brazilian Portuguese have long been considered as two dialects of the same language, with variable aspects in their lexicon, phonology and grammar.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Portugal, European Portuguese is considered the \u201cstandard\u201d Portuguese. It got its name \u201cEuropean Portuguese\u201d so it can be distinct from Brazilian Portuguese and not be called \u201cPortuguese Portuguese.\u201d In Portugal, 222,708,500 speak European Portuguese as a first language. Within Portugal, 13,803,500 speak European Portuguese as a second language. The use of European Portuguese is very widespread within Portugal.<\/p>\n

There are different language attitudes when it comes to European Portuguese. This is the \u201cproper\u201d way of speaking. This can similarly be compared to how Americans say \u201cStandard English\u201d is the proper way of speaking. It has all the correct vocabulary, grammar and accents. European Portuguese was predominately used as a written language, which is why it was used as the standard. It is also considered an elegant language but it is mainly favored for its history and importance in literature. Socially, European Portuguese is seen as the \u201ccorrect\u201d language and it\u2019s the langue that is taught in schools. Because of this, a person was seen as more educated if they knew it.<\/p>\n

Brazilian Portuguese is mainly spoken in Brazil, hence its name. In Brazil, the population is 194,000,000 and out of that, 71% speaks Brazilian Portuguese. Within Brazil, the language is very widespread also. Brazilian Portuguese is said to have a long history of being spoken and not written. At the time when Brazil was under the rule of the Portuguese government, in the 16^{th<\/sup> century, there were slaves, of which whom were illiterate, from African descent who had their own language and they slowly created what is considered today, Brazilian Portuguese. It was their Creole language mixed with European Portuguese that produced \u201cBrazilian Portuguese.\u201d<\/p>\n}

In one of the studies, S\u00f3nia Maria Nunes Reis (2011), participants were asked what were their attitudes towards Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese was favored based on its sounds, its expressiveness and its musicality. Brazilian Portuguese has been known as a pleasant language to listen to. It is also considered very romantic and understandable. Another attitude towards Brazilian Portuguese, was that it was considered to be spoken by lower class Brazilians with little education. In spite of some negative implications like that, Brazilian Portuguese is used by 80% of Portuguese speakers. It is more fluent in conversation.<\/p>\n

People, no matter what part of the world, are very judgmental. The first thing they\u2019ll judge you on is your looks and then by the way you speak. Depending on how a person speaks, they\u2019ll be judged on many things like if they\u2019re educated, their social class and where they come from. For example, two friends talking will use a more relaxed, slang way of speaking and not be completely \u201cproper.\u201d But those same two friends can also speak more \u201ceducated\u201d in a work environment or with their boss. People shouldn\u2019t judge a person\u2019s language so quickly and be more opened minded because language is a way for person to express himself or herself. Language can tell you a lot about a person, but it doesn\u2019t define them.<\/p>\n

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   Bugel, T., Santos, H., & Berger, I. (2014). Attitudes toward Brazilian Portuguese among Brazilian learners of foreign languages in monolingual and multilingual contexts. Revista Internacional De Ling\u00fc\u00edstica Iberoamericana,<\/em> 12<\/em>(1 (23)), 41-59.<\/p>\n

   Reis, Sonia M.N. (2011). Portuguese as a minority language. Attitudes of undergraduate students studying Portuguese literature. Researching Bias. 61-64.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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