Linguistic inclusivity in professional and public service domains

• Autor(a) principal: Afonso, Alexandre Adérito Pita
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/5124
• topic: Linguistic inclusivity; Diversity; Neutral language forms; Professional communication; Public service; Minorities; Inclusão linguística; Diversidade; Linguagem neutra; Comunicação profissional; Serviço público; Minorias; Linguistics: Societies and Culture; .; Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades; Domínio/Área Científica::Humanidades::Línguas e Literaturas

The project intends to focus on highlighting the importance of linguistic inclusivity and, considering realities already present in a variety of European languages in the context of professional and customer service domains, proposing possible solutions for the Portuguese language regarding the asymmetries representing the various genders in text or spoken form. Furthermore, this project aims to explore how certain minority groups (LGBT+, non binary, etc.) have been addressed and/or referred to and how the Portuguese language and Portuguese speakers are adapting and can further adapt in order to reflect modern-day social diversity trying to introduce a neutral form of the Portuguese language. Finally, the project can have a socially engaged element, trying to raise awareness about the importance of the neutral language forms and promote their usage in professional and public service domains.