Diego Barbosa da Silva

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Is there an equivalent to IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) for sign languages?

For spoken languages there is an International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) created in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of speech sounds in written form. The IPA is designed to...

29 April 2023 795 3 View

How many sign languages are there in the world?

How many sign languages are there in the world? Considering national and indigenous sign languages, how many sign languages are there in the world? Are they part of the same language family? Are...

02 August 2022 5,164 3 View

How do spoken languages influence sign languages?

Language contact has always existed. This also happens between sign languages and spoken languages. How do spokenl languages influence sign languages? How do sign languages influence spoken...

01 August 2022 5,761 2 View

Do you know of any solution adopted by island countries to avoid their disappearance caused by climate change?

As we know, some island countries like Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Maldives risk disappearing because of the climatic changes. Do you know of any solution adopted by island countries to avoid their...

28 February 2018 9,049 8 View

Why can not the principle of self-determination of peoples apply to Catalonia (Spain), Kosovo (Serbia) or Kurdistan (Iraq)?

The right of self-determination of peoples is provided for in the Charter of the United Nations. Why can it be used for cases like East Timor (Indonesia), but can not be used for Catalonia (Spain)?

03 February 2018 452 32 View

Are (European-based) human rights against multiculturalism?

Human rights have emerged in Europe, considering universal European values. So would they be against multiculturalism or not? What is the relationship between multiculturalism and human rights?

27 December 2017 6,351 18 View

Are we experiencing a new wave of nationalism and independence, like that of the 1960s and 1990s?

In recent years we have been observing various pro-independence movements around the world such as Catalonia, Scotland, Bougainville, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Greenland, Papua,...

27 December 2017 4,420 2 View

Do you have some reference criticizing the Lusophony (Lusofonia)?

I'm looking at philosophers who criticize the Lusophony.

12 February 2015 1,650 4 View

How would you define the anti-Lusophony or anti-Francophonie position or movement?

I'm interested in thinking the criticism of Lusophony, CPLP and the Francophonie.

12 February 2015 3,275 3 View

Is there anyone who studies the multiculturalist discourse?

I research the multiculturalism by discourse analysis of Michel Pêcheux. Does anyone have any reference about it?

16 October 2014 890 6 View

Will a multicultural policy succeed in a state built on national identity and on the ideology of one language, one state, one nation?

The contemporary European model of nation-state is based on the ideology of one state, one nation and one language, so we can follow many conflicts involving nationalism and multiculturalism. How...

16 October 2014 8,140 62 View

Is there anyone who studies the Pacific Islands language planning and policy?

I research the adoption or not of native language as official languages of the Pacific Islands, including in Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu.

26 September 2014 4,253 9 View

Do you know actions to preserve Indigenous languages in major cities around the world?

Please, I look for initiatives around the world to use as models for language policies in South America.

01 January 1970 6,547 4 View