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Science - Anthropology / Indigenous peoples | | Portuguese term or phrase: expressões individuais de fala | Com essa proposta, pretendeu-se respeitar a postura político-cultural dos índios e conferir às suas expressões individuais de fala, o status legítimo de ‘língua’
THE LITERAL TRANSLATION SEEMS TO TECHNICAL FROM MY POV:
This proposal intends to respect the political/cultural attitude of the Indians and confer their individual speech expressions the legitimate status of ‘language’. |
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| | expressions of speech | Explanation:
I'd suggest omitting "individual" because it doesn't mean the same thing in Portuguese. Nor does it mean their particular personal expressions or their unique expressions of speech.
Here's a try:
"With this purpose in mind, an effort has been made to respect the political and cultural integrity of the Indians and to confer on their expressions of speech the legitimate status of "language." |
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 Muriel Vasconcellos
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4 hrs confidence:   idiolects
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6 days confidence: expressions of speech
Explanation:
I'd suggest omitting "individual" because it doesn't mean the same thing in Portuguese. Nor does it mean their particular personal expressions or their unique expressions of speech.
Here's a try:
"With this purpose in mind, an effort has been made to respect the political and cultural integrity of the Indians and to confer on their expressions of speech the legitimate status of "language."
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