Resources for a pluricentric approach of the Portuguese language with a focus on the Portuguese from Mozambique

Abstract

Although the pluricentric dimension of the Portuguese language is politically recognized, the practice of teaching it continues to be dominated by two norms: the European and the Brazilian. Descriptive studies carried out since the mid-1990s have indicated that the mozambican portuguese language variety already has its own characteristics. There is still no descriptive grammar for this variety, but it is necessary to take advantage of existing resources, whether descriptive studies and dictionaries of Mozambicanisms, or authentic materials demonstrating its use in everyday life, to show learners that this variety exists and differs from reference standard in the country. In this article, some resources available online are presented and some strategies are suggested for a pluricentric approach to the Portuguese language, with a focus on Portuguese from Mozambique.