Uma fotografia sociolinguistica da redução do gerundio combase nos dados do atlas linguistico do Brasil

Abstract

This research deals with the deletion of / d / in morpheme gerund 'ing', as in dormindo ~ dormino, from the perspective of sociolinguistics variationist, from data of the Linguistic Atlas of Brazil. We selected 104 respondents, stratified according to sex / gender (male and female), age group (18-30 years and 45-60 years), education (up to the 8th grade of elementary and complete higher education) and location (Aracaju, Fortaleza, João Pessoa, Maceio, Natal, Recife, Salvador, Sao Luis and Teresina São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Vitória). In order to analyze the role of social factors in reducing the gerund in the capitals of the Northeast and Southeast regions of Brazil, we examine the variables: sex/gender, age, education and location. The results showed that in the capitals of the Northeast, there is more deletion than in the Southeast, although the values obtained for both regions, not detract much. Both the Northeast and Southeast, men and less educated privilege reduction.