Variação, mudança e estilística: demonstrativos

Author(s):
Cambraia, C.; Landulfo Teixeira P. Cunha, E.; Bezerra, V.; Ramalho, V.H.
Editor(s):
Lima-Hernandes, M.C.; Marçalo, M.J.; Micheletti, G.; Martin, V.L.
Published
2008
Publication type
Part of book or chapter of book

Abstract

Linguistic variation, constitutive of human language, manifests itself

differently according to distinct factors. To understand how this

variation manifests itself in literary texts, we conducted an analysis

of the linguistic behavior of demonstratives in eight works of a Brazilian (carioca) author, written between 1986 and 2006. Our results showed that, in the period considered: (a) linguistic variation in the use of demonstratives effectively manifested itself in the works analyzed; (b) there were changes in the usage pattern of the demonstratives from a work to another; and (c) usage patterns found don't coincide with the standard oral pattern of the city of Rio de Janeiro or with the standard advocated by grammars, being marked by hipercorrection, which gives it a particular pattern (own style).

Date issued
2008
Language
Portuguese
Is part of
A língua portuguesa no mundo
hdl
1887/62715
URL
http://homepages.dcc.ufmg.br/~evandrocunha/pubs/pdfs/cambraia08_alpnm.pdf