The development of modalized expression pode ser: a case of (inter)subjectification in portuguese

Authors

  • Cibele Naidhig de Souza UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Ciências e Letras – Departamento de Linguística. Araraquara – SP – Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1981-5794-1502-2

Keywords:

Modalization, Pode ser, (Inter)subjectification, Functionalism,

Abstract

Based on a functionalist approach, this paper analyzes the modalized expression ‘pode ser’ as a complement-taking predicate which embeds a proposition (pode ser1) and as an independent structure (pode ser2), in contemporary written and spoken Brazilian Portuguese texts. We aim to identify degrees of (inter)subjectivity, revealing a process of (inter)subjectification (TRAUGOTT, 2010 among others). The analysis carried out in this paper is supported by parameters of (inter)subjectivity of modal elements (Traugott; Dasher, 2002) and by the notion of modality as a multifunctional category, serving not only to encode the speaker’s attitude regarding the modalized content, but also as a pragmatic strategy, as a regulator of communicative situation. The exam reveals ‘pode ser’ as a strongly demanded structure in interaction, a fairly requested set and also productive and useful for interpersonal relationships. The examination of semantic, discursive and morphosyntactic properties indicates a shift from syntax (pode ser1) to discourse (pode ser2), interpreted as a development of (inter)subjectification

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Author Biography

Cibele Naidhig de Souza, UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Ciências e Letras – Departamento de Linguística. Araraquara – SP – Brasil.

Possui graduação em Letras pela UNESP, Faculdade de Ciências e Letras, Araraquara, mestrado e doutorado em Linguística e Língua Portuguesa pela mesma universidade.

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Published

23/02/2015

How to Cite

SOUZA, C. N. de. The development of modalized expression pode ser: a case of (inter)subjectification in portuguese. ALFA: Revista de Linguística, São Paulo, v. 59, n. 1, 2015. DOI: 10.1590/1981-5794-1502-2. Disponível em: https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/alfa/article/view/6177. Acesso em: 23 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 59 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Papers

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