Lexical recontextualization: a descriptive and comparative study of brazilian portuguese

Authors

  • Caio Santilli Oranges
  • Marcus Garcia
  • Bruna Loria Garcia

Keywords:

Lexical recontextualization, Professions and jobs, 20th century, 21st century.

Abstract

According to Basílio (1989), the function of language and its lexical unities is, at first, to communicate and name the living things and specific events in the world and, as an heterogeneous system, it is intrinsically relationed to the society in which it is used. For that reason, social subjects bring on lexical changes. Thus, language is constantly being invented as a supply for those who use it. Based on the terminology
lexical recontextualization, suggested by Borba (2003), we offer a descriptive and comparative analysis that aims to register the lexical alterations of the following lexical unities group: professions and jobs. The analysis is composed of a sample of 50 unities, all characterized for being part of brazilian portuguese and male names of professions and jobs. For comparative purpose, we used two dictionaries: Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa, by Cândido de Figueredo (1913); Dicionário UNESP do português contemporâneo, by Francisco da Silva Borba (2004). Therefore, this paper aims to identify, register and analyze the recontextualization of a determined group of lexical unities, contributing to the lexical studies of Brazilian Portuguese.

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Published

2017-03-22

How to Cite

Oranges, C. S., Garcia, M., & Garcia, B. L. (2017). Lexical recontextualization: a descriptive and comparative study of brazilian portuguese. Raído, 10(24), 94–107. Retrieved from https://ojs.ufgd.edu.br/index.php/Raido/article/view/4777

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ARTIGOS - LINGUÍSTICA E LINGUÍSTICA APLICADA