Abstract

The chapter "Linguistic Variation between the Political and the Decolonial," written by Alex Pereira de Araújo, examines how linguistic variation has been used as an instrument of power, serving both to consolidate hegemonies and to devalue certain social groups. In the study, the author discusses the relationship between language policies, coloniality, and inequality, highlighting how the standardization of languages ​​has historically been a mechanism of exclusion. The analysis ranges from the grammatization of languages ​​by nation-states to the resistance of decolonial movements that seek to redefine the role of language in identity construction and social emancipation, exposing the need for a decolonial linguistics that recognizes linguistic diversity as a reflection of the cultural and political plurality of societies.