Towards a view of language use detached from guidelines.

Authors

  • Maria Helena de Moura Neves Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

Keywords:

language use, language policy, social imaginary, linguistic structures, newspaper headlines

Abstract

This paper goes to a sample of language use in Brazilian Portuguese, while discussing ‘efficiency’, without resorting to what is considered as “correct”, and having as prime “excellence” the evidence of a felicitous co-participation among speakers in each event. It evaluates not only formal structures but also illocutionary and interactional structures, through the leans of the shared social imaginary and linguistic policies. It examines newspaper headlines from the past 20 years, a choice which is defined by the availability, in each case, of complete ‘texts’ in reduced extension. The exam allows for the consideration of great relevance and efficiency of this evaluation of language use detached from guidelines.

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References

CHAFE, W. Significado e estrutura linguística. Trad. port. de M. H.M. Neves et al. Rio de Janeiro: Ao Livro Técnico, 1979.
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Published

2022-04-25

How to Cite

Neves, M. H. de M. (2022). Towards a view of language use detached from guidelines. Todas As Letras - Revista De Língua E Literatura, 24(1), 1–15. Retrieved from http://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/tl/article/view/15090

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 1 (2022): Todas as Letras

Section

Dossiê – A gramática configurada nos usos

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The originals accepted and published become property of Mackenzie Presbyterian University, being forbidden their total or partial reproduction without permission of the Editorial Board, except for study and research.