A metadiscursividade em redações dissertativas de vestibulandos

Abstract

In this dissertation, we propose an articulation between the metadiscoursive markers in the perspective devised by Hyland (2005), in Bronckart’s (2007) argumentative ….sequence, and some referential processes, such as anaphors and deictics under Cavalcante’s (2003) scope, found in the Federal University of Maranhao (UFMA) vestibular candidates’ essays. The purpose of this work is to identify and describe the metadiscoursive functions in those essays, in order to observe the use of metadiscoursive operators in the argumentative construction and the possibility of the usage of such operators as referential processes. Thus, highlighting the interactive vision inherent to an argumentative text that assumes the author’s position dimensions in regards to his/her arguments and the pursuit to engage the reader. Starting from the assumption that the presence, or absence, of metadiscoursive markers in the text can reveal the strategy choices innate to the language in order to increase the persuasion in his/her arguments.