Concepções de gêneros discursivos nas abordagens sociossemióticas

Abstract

In this article, we make a theoretical reflection on the conceptions of gender in the socio-demographic approaches. We aim to show how current conceptions in these theories converge and/or diverge among themselves, which can cause confusion and incomprehension on the part of less experienced users and teachers of basic education in terms of terminology and the concept itself. We follow the theoretical assumptions of authors recognized as representative of different approaches, such as Halliday and Hasan, in Generic Potential Structure; Martin, in the Teleological; Fowler at al, in Critical Linguistics; Kress, in Discursive-Semiotics; and Fairclough in Critical Discourse Analysis. After a theoretical review, we analyzed the exponential points about gender conceptions focused on these approaches and found that there are common and conflicting points between them, which can lead to misunderstandings and difficulties regarding what they mean by discursive genres. However, we conclude that it is unlikely to arrive at a consensual conception due to the very nature of the object.