Methodological proposal for the description and analysisof variable phenomena in historical texts fromthe perspective of Historical Sociolinguistics

• Autor(a) principal: Borges, Paulo Ricardo Silveira
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Keller, Tatiana
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Letras (Santa Maria. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/letras/article/view/42608
• topic: Historical sociolinguistics; Methodology of analysis; Brazilian portuguese; Variation and linguistic change; Sociolinguística histórica; Metodologia de análise; Português do Brasil; Variação e mudança linguística

The purpose of this paper is to (re)discuss, methodologically, a proposal for the analysis of variable data in historical texts that allows, from the perspective of historical sociolinguistics, a more in-depth reflection on the importance of social conditioners for the understanding of historical processes of linguistic change. For Historical Sociolinguistics, in addition to the choice of texts, the contexts of uses and the production of writing, it is important that the historical texts analyzed enable the knowledge of the social conditions that motivate changes. To this end, we will analyze the results presented by Borges (2004), on the use of the pronoun a gente, in eleven plays by authors from Rio Grande do Sul state (gauchos), corresponding to a historical period of 100 years. We will pay special attention to social factors, specified by age group, sex and social class. We hope to be able to contribute to studies in the field of Historical Sociolinguistics, in particular on variation analysis and the importance of social variables for a better understanding of linguistic change processes in real time.