Para uma abordagem da chamada derivação regressiva em português

Abstract

One of the nost controversial subjects in morphology is undoubtfiilly backformation, whose description differs if one considers the perspectives according to which the authors face this process. This is the reason why I decided to give my theoretical contribution: to organize, ir' a criticai way, a synthesis about this intricate subject. In order to present a clear exposition about it, I divide the authors into two groups„ One of them is made up of philologists and traditional grammarians, such as: pernão de Oliveira, Maciel, Vasconcelos and Melo. Here 1 discuss Mário Barreto' s contribution based on the relations between cognate action nouns and verbs. Others groups are formed by linguistis. Two derived groups are here identified, according to the basic theoretical orientations: a) a group characterized by the presense of scholars who adopt struturalistic perspective: Camara Jr, Sandmann, for example; b) another group characterized by authors who have the generative approach in oanunon, in despite of great disagreements concerning details: Basilio, (3amarski and Lobato. Additionally 1 refer to Basilio's and Gamarskils theory on noun backformation Ali this overview presupposes the following questions: a) is it possible to describe backformation on syncronic parameters? b is backformation analisable within the limits of morphology? c) is there any difference between backformation and other processes, such as prefixation and suffixation? d) are there regressive nouns derived from nouns?