Banca de DEFESA: IGOR RAFAEL DA SILVA

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STUDENT : IGOR RAFAEL DA SILVA
DATE: 26/08/2025
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Universisade Federal Rural de Pertnambuco
TITLE:

GRAMMATICAL GENDER REVERSAL IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF GENDER, IDENTITY AND BELONGING OF GAY MEN TO THE LGBTIQIAPN+ COMMUNITY

KEY WORDS:

Language; Gender and discourse; Critical discourse analysis; Queer studies.

PAGES: 100
BIG AREA: Lingüística, Letras e Artes
AREA: Lingüística
SUBÁREA: Lingüística Aplicada
SUMMARY:

This study aims to investigate how grammatical gender reversal affects the construction of identity, gender, and belonging of gay men to the LGBTQIAPN+ community, based on a sociodiscursive approach. It is assumed that language, understood as a social practice (FAIRCLOUGH, 2001), is one of the main instruments for the constitution of subjects, serving not only as a means of communication, but as a mechanism for the construction of meanings, identities, and power relations. From this perspective, the concept of gender performativity proposed by Butler (2003; 2014) is also considered, according to which gender is not a fixed essence, but an identity socially constructed through reiterative and discursive acts. In the context of the LGBTQIAPN+ community, we observe the emergence of linguistic practices that challenge the binary structure of grammatical gender present in the standard norm of the Portuguese language. Among these practices, grammatical gender reversal stands out, understood as the use of the grammatical feminine form — for example, the definite article “a” — before masculine proper nouns, as well as the adoption of terms traditionally associated with the feminine to designate subjects who socially identify as men. These practices, although apparently disconnected from the formal norm, reveal a profound redefinition of identity and sociocultural meaning. This study, therefore, seeks to understand how such linguistic strategies function as forms of symbolic resistance and identity affirmation, allowing subjects to construct a discursive sense of belonging within the diversity of experiences that make up the LGBTQIAPN+ community. Through the analysis of statements that employ grammatical gender reversal, the aim is to highlight how social factors, such as sexual orientation, gender identity, and cultural practices, intersect in the linguistic production of speakers. It is concluded that language not only reflects social reality, but also transforms it, being fundamental for the expression of dissident identities and for the construction of a more inclusive society that represents the multiple forms of human existence.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - IRAN FERREIRA DE MELO
Interna - DOROTHY BEZERRA SILVA DE BRITO
Externa à Instituição - ANA LORENA DOS SANTOS SANTANA