Orthographic Agreement of 1990
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The Orthographic Agreement of 1990 is a reform treaty among Portuguese-speaking countries that standardized Portuguese spelling across their different national variants.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T176328 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Orthographic Agreement of 1990 Context triple: [Portuguese language, hasWritingStandard, Orthographic Agreement of 1990]
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A.
Ortografía de la lengua española
Ortografía de la lengua española is the official reference work that codifies and explains the spelling rules of the Spanish language across the Spanish-speaking world.
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B.
Nueva gramática de la lengua española
Nueva gramática de la lengua española is a comprehensive, modern reference work that systematically describes the grammar and usage of contemporary Spanish across the Spanish-speaking world.
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C.
Gaelic Orthographic Conventions
Gaelic Orthographic Conventions is the standardized system of spelling and writing rules used for modern Scottish Gaelic.
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D.
Council for German Orthography
The Council for German Orthography is the official body responsible for regulating and standardizing German spelling and writing conventions across German-speaking countries.
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E.
1976 Portuguese Constitution
The 1976 Portuguese Constitution is the democratic charter that established Portugal’s post-dictatorship political system, enshrining civil liberties, social rights, and a semi-presidential framework after the Carnation Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Orthographic Agreement of 1990 Target entity description: The Orthographic Agreement of 1990 is a reform treaty among Portuguese-speaking countries that standardized Portuguese spelling across their different national variants.
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A.
Ortografía de la lengua española
Ortografía de la lengua española is the official reference work that codifies and explains the spelling rules of the Spanish language across the Spanish-speaking world.
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B.
Nueva gramática de la lengua española
Nueva gramática de la lengua española is a comprehensive, modern reference work that systematically describes the grammar and usage of contemporary Spanish across the Spanish-speaking world.
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C.
Gaelic Orthographic Conventions
Gaelic Orthographic Conventions is the standardized system of spelling and writing rules used for modern Scottish Gaelic.
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D.
Council for German Orthography
The Council for German Orthography is the official body responsible for regulating and standardizing German spelling and writing conventions across German-speaking countries.
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E.
1976 Portuguese Constitution
The 1976 Portuguese Constitution is the democratic charter that established Portugal’s post-dictatorship political system, enshrining civil liberties, social rights, and a semi-presidential framework after the Carnation Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese language orthographic norm
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international agreement ⓘ orthographic reform treaty ⓘ |
| affectsVariant |
African Portuguese
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Asian Portuguese ⓘ Brazilian Portuguese ⓘ European Portuguese ⓘ
linked to:
Portuguese language
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| aimsTo |
create a unified orthography for the Portuguese language
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reduce spelling differences between national variants of Portuguese ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceInCountry |
Brazil
ⓘ
Cape Verde ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Verde Islands
East Timor ⓘ
linked to:
Timor-Leste
Portugal ⓘ São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
inconsistent application across Portuguese-speaking countries
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perceived loss of etymological information in spelling ⓘ |
| field |
language policy
ⓘ
linguistics ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName |
Acordo Ortográfico da Língua Portuguesa de 1990
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linked to:
Orthographic Agreement of 1990
|
| implementationControversyInCountry |
Angola
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Brazil ⓘ Mozambique ⓘ Portugal ⓘ |
| introducedChange |
elimination of most silent consonants in European Portuguese spelling
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greater convergence between Brazilian and European Portuguese spelling ⓘ new rules for use of accents ⓘ new rules for use of hyphens ⓘ unification of alphabet to 26 letters including k, w, y ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| predecessor | Orthographic Agreement of 1945 ⓘ |
| purpose | standardization of Portuguese spelling ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Community of Portuguese Language Countries orthographic policies ⓘ |
| replaces | some provisions of the Orthographic Agreement of 1945 ⓘ |
| shortName |
Acordo Ortográfico de 1990
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linked to:
Orthographic Agreement of 1990
|
| signatoryCountry |
Angola
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ Cape Verde ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Verde Islands
East Timor ⓘ
linked to:
Timor-Leste
Guinea-Bissau ⓘ Mozambique ⓘ Portugal ⓘ São Tomé and Príncipe ⓘ |
| signatoryOrganization | Community of Portuguese Language Countries ⓘ |
| signedInCity | Lisbon ⓘ |
| signedInCountry | Portugal ⓘ |
| signedInYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| signedOn | 1990-12-16 ⓘ |
| subject | Portuguese orthography ⓘ |
| supportersClaim |
it facilitates publishing and education across Lusophone countries
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it strengthens the international status of Portuguese ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Orthographic Agreement of 1990 Description of subject: The Orthographic Agreement of 1990 is a reform treaty among Portuguese-speaking countries that standardized Portuguese spelling across their different national variants.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Orthographic Agreement of 1990
Orthographic Agreement of 1990
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hasOfficialName
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Acordo Ortográfico da Língua Portuguesa de 1990
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linked to: Orthographic Agreement of 1990
linked to: Orthographic Agreement of 1990
linked to: Orthographic Agreement of 1990
linked to: Orthographic Agreement of 1990