As noções de intenção e intencionalidade sob a perspectiva da Sociolinguística Interacional: reflexões teóricas e análise de duas situações de interação

Abstract

This article aims to reflect on the notions of intent and intentionality, especially considering the theoretical assumptions of John Gumperz, main theorist of Interactional Sociolinguistics. This is a very complex issue, given that it can evoke an idea of full consciousness of the individual, rejected by some theoretical perspectives. It is necessary to emphasize that intentionality acquires a very specific interpretation within Interactional Sociolinguistics, which is different, for example, from “intent”. Besides establishing relations between the main theory assumed in this article and some other theoretical perspectives that contribute to this discussion, such as Discourse Analysis and Text Linguistics, we propose two brief analyzes in order to demonstrate how the concept of intentionality operate in concrete situations of interaction. The cases under analysis are two videos available on the Internet. In the first, part of a TV show, there is a face to face communication where we can observe the negotiation of a specific intentionality between the interlocutors; the second, a music video, although there is not an individual audience, certain strategies of delimitation of meanings operate in accordance with a specific intent.