Portuguese subtags

João Miguel Neves joao at silvaneves.org
Wed Sep 14 18:13:37 CEST 2011


Em 13-09-2011 10:38, Michael Everson escreveu:
> On 12 Sep 2011, at 15:54, António H F P A Emiliano (FCSH/UNL) wrote:
>>> One correction: 1990aolp has an official vocabulary in
>>> http://www.portaldalinguaportuguesa.org/ (Vocabul?rio Ortogr?fico do
>>> Portugu?s).
>> No. I'm sorry but that is NOT an official reference work or tool. That is an online database, which by definition is not a closed entity. It has mistakes and it is NOT stable. I know it has been endorsed by the "Ministério da Educação" (the Dept of Education) but that endorsement cannot override what is clearly stated in the treaty.
> Isn't this problematic, João?

I understand that António doesn't like the official vocabulary and I
know for a fact that he's not alone. That doesn't change the fact that
it's the official wordlist for public education and, from January 1st,
all the public administration in Portugal.

I honestly haven't found any language change, dictionary or vocabulary
that isn't a target of criticism. I'm not knowledgeable enough to check
the merit of António and other's criticism. The VOP (Vocabulário
Ortográfico Português) is the only official reference I know of. I will
use it on the template. If the group decides that this is not enough,
I'll just drop the matter and use non-official tags. At least I learned
a lot in the discussion.

Thanks,
João Miguel Neves


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