A seleção lexical à luz da função poética em textos de Caetano Veloso

Abstract

Based on the poetic function as stated by Jakobson, I analyse the following compositions by Caetano Veloso: o quereres, meu bem meu mal, pipoca moderna odara, luz do sol and chuva suor e cerveja. I try to investigate not only structural aspects derived from the definition of the poetic function itself but also semantic grounds. These ones imply two groups of basic notions: denotation x connotation; dictionary x encyclopaedia. Text is the starting point that guides the analysis of the lexical itens. So I had to leave the semantic conceptions that support dictionary founded on isolated words. According to the textual point of view, the meaning of a word emerges from the context, which does not imply some established aspects of meaning should not be taken into account. Before formal and/or semantic considerations concerning the lexemes, I focus each text as a whole in order to make my analysis terse and clear.