Abstract:O objetivo deste ensaio é observar e analisar uma construção do tipo "Esta é uma primeira abordagem, mas...", observada de maneira crítica por Charlotte Baker (1995), e refletir sobre as possibilidades de uso da partícula "mas" no português falado.
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