Abstract:In this article we focus PEUL's (Programa de Estudos sobre o Uso da Língua) contribution to Brazilian Sociolinguistics, and, specifically, to variationist studies. We start by providing an overview of Rio de Janeiro variable phenomena. Then we show the spread of variation domain and emphasize the systematicity and regularity of a linguistic variable -the formal parallelism -on phenomena of language variation and change, and show some patterns of correlation between language and social structure.
“…In Brazil, these products are a result of larger sociolinguistic projects, for example, Norma Urbana Culta (NURC) (Callou, 1999; Castilho, 1984; Oliveira, 2016; Silva, 1996), Programa para o Estudo do Uso da Língua (PEUL) (Paiva and Scherre, 1999; Research Group, 1991) and Variação Linguistica Urbana no Sul do Brasil (VARSUL) (Brescancini, 2021; Collischonn and Monaretto, 2012). The working procedures of these projects were the source of guidance for several other sociolinguistic projects, smaller in scale and scope, but equally important for building a panorama of the linguistic reality of a country with many social diversities, as is the case of Brazil.…”
Section: Sociolinguistic Documentation In Brazilmentioning
Purpose
This paper aims to provide a context for Brazilian Portuguese language documentation and its data collection to establish linguistic repositories from a sociolinguistic overview.
Design/methodology/approach
The main sociolinguistic projects that have generated collections of Brazilian Portuguese language data are presented.
Findings
The comparison with another situation of repositories (seed vaults) and with the accounting concept of assets is evocated to map the challenges to be overcome in proposing a standardized and professional language repository to host the collections of linguistic data arising from the reported projects and others, in the accordance with the principles of the open science movement.
Originality/value
Thinking about the sustainability of projects to build linguistic documentation repositories, partnerships with the information technology area, or even with private companies, could minimize problems of obsolescence and safeguarding of data, by promoting the circulation and automation of analysis through natural language processing algorithms. These planning actions may help to promote the longevity of the linguistic documentation repositories of Brazilian sociolinguistic research.
“…In Brazil, these products are a result of larger sociolinguistic projects, for example, Norma Urbana Culta (NURC) (Callou, 1999; Castilho, 1984; Oliveira, 2016; Silva, 1996), Programa para o Estudo do Uso da Língua (PEUL) (Paiva and Scherre, 1999; Research Group, 1991) and Variação Linguistica Urbana no Sul do Brasil (VARSUL) (Brescancini, 2021; Collischonn and Monaretto, 2012). The working procedures of these projects were the source of guidance for several other sociolinguistic projects, smaller in scale and scope, but equally important for building a panorama of the linguistic reality of a country with many social diversities, as is the case of Brazil.…”
Section: Sociolinguistic Documentation In Brazilmentioning
Purpose
This paper aims to provide a context for Brazilian Portuguese language documentation and its data collection to establish linguistic repositories from a sociolinguistic overview.
Design/methodology/approach
The main sociolinguistic projects that have generated collections of Brazilian Portuguese language data are presented.
Findings
The comparison with another situation of repositories (seed vaults) and with the accounting concept of assets is evocated to map the challenges to be overcome in proposing a standardized and professional language repository to host the collections of linguistic data arising from the reported projects and others, in the accordance with the principles of the open science movement.
Originality/value
Thinking about the sustainability of projects to build linguistic documentation repositories, partnerships with the information technology area, or even with private companies, could minimize problems of obsolescence and safeguarding of data, by promoting the circulation and automation of analysis through natural language processing algorithms. These planning actions may help to promote the longevity of the linguistic documentation repositories of Brazilian sociolinguistic research.
“…O reconhecimento das especificidades do português brasileiro, aliado ao esforço por descrevê-las com instrumental científico adequado, a partir de metodologia criteriosa de coleta de dados, tem levado à constituição de grandes acervos de língua falada e escrita, que vêm servindo de base para a produção de obras teóricas, gramáticas descritivas e dicionários de uso. Embora concentrando-se, em grande parte, na atividade lingüística dos falantes urbanos de escolaridade superior (os chamados "falantes cultos"), a investigação do português brasileiro também inclui projetos de descrição e análise das variedades rurais, "rurbanas" (BORTONI-RICARDO, 2004) e/ou da fala de cidadãos urbanos de escolaridade fundamental e média e analfabetos (ver levantamento dessas pesquisas em PAIVA e SCHERRE, 1999). No ensino de língua praticado nas escolas, porém, as especificidades do português brasileiro são pouco ou mal reconhecidas e, no mais das vezes, quando mencionadas, se destinam a condenar os supostos "erros" cometidos pelos brasileiros ao falar/escrever.…”
Com base no conceito de "educação lingüística", os autores discutem a necessidade de atender às demandas sociais por essa educação lingüística e definem as áreas de reflexão e atuação mais importantes para a implementação de uma política de educação lingüística no Brasil.
“…As pesquisas podem revelar também que, no início, as mudanças se dão com condicionamentos estruturais ou sociais fracos, pouco perceptíveis. No decorrer do tempo, no entanto, no espaço de algumas gerações (a depender da variável), as variações que tendem a câmbio adquirem maior grau de contextualização e exibem condicionamentos mais evidentes conseqüentemente (Paiva & Scherre, 1999).…”
This article attempts a comprehensive review of the basic assumptions that define Brazilian Sociolinguistics approach and offers a set of basic questions guiding the research program to which the field is committed. It also sketches the relevant results through pointers and its implications for applied Sociolinguistics.
KEY-WORDS: Developments and issues in Brazilian Sociolinguistics; Goals; Recent trends; Perspectives; Applications.
RESUMO: Este artigo oferece uma visão das questões cruciais que demarcam o perfil daSociolingüística brasileira e delineia uma agenda de pesquisa para a área. Discute os principais resultados através das metas alcançadas e a serem atingidas e avalia as especificidades da Sociolingüística Aplicada.
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