Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: LAYANNE ROBERTA DE ARAUJO SILVA

A STUDY ON THE LIKE AND KIND OF LINGUISTIC CONSTRUCTIONS FROM THE FUNCTIONALIST PERSPECTIVE

Textual markers; Orality; Interaction; MDs

This research aims to verify how the linguistic phenomena Like and Kind of are used from the perspective of synchrony and diachrony, in didactic and literary materials over time, and how these are constituted in the context of orality in a foreign language. In order to substantiate our analysis, we followed the functionalist theoretical approach, of a qualitative-quantitative nature, which is characterized by a focus on the quantity and interpretation of data, and in which, through the natural observation of events, the researcher reflects on the observed facts. The research instrument for the documentary is Content Analysis (CA) defended by Herring (2010) which explains how to analyze web content step by step. The stratifications present types that correspond to definitions already consolidated in the dictionary, and others present the incorporation of new linguistic forms/functions by individuals. Thus, we seek to highlight how the words Kind of and Like are used, verifying whether there is a categorical stigmatization of these words or whether we are just looking for a grammatical definition. To do this, we sought to identify how these markers appear in textbooks, in documentaries, as well as in the meanings recorded in dictionaries and literary works. We found that the occurrence of Textual Markers is strictly linked to the characteristics of the class event, specifically, traditional grammar in English (IL). Therefore, given a personal didactic concern, it was considered relevant to include a discussion on the treatment of orality and its deviations in interaction situations. We also found that there is a lack of pragmatic treatment of orality, this is because it is reflected in the use of inadequate Discursive Markers (DMs).