E tenho dito: a gramaticalização e a variação do pretérito perfeito composto em narrativas dos séculos XV a XVII.

Abstract

In this dissertation, we deal with the grammaticalization of past tense compound in Portuguese. We discuss linguistic change, based on the correlation form(s)-function(s) in two lines of analysis: (I) the grammaticalization continuum of to have/there to be (full) + adjectival participle > to have/there to be (auxiliary) + verb participle and (ii) the linguistic variation in coding the perfective past tense before the moment of speech. Two theoretical approaches base the research: the linguistic Functionalism, focused on grammaticalization, and the Theory of Linguistic Variation and Change, establishing thus a socio-functionalist research model. For this, we used narratives in prose from the XV, XVI and XVII centuries, Portuguese transition and fixation moment. Regarding grammaticalization, we investigated Lehmann’s (2002[1985]) grammaticalization parameters - Integrity, Paradigmaticity, Paradigmatic Variability, Scope, Bondedness, Syntagmatic Variability - modality, reference time and verb type. Regarding variation, we investigated modality, aspect, semantic nature of arguments, type of verb, time and textual reference and the historical moment. Out of these factors, the ones shown as relevant for conditioning were time and reference relation, semantic nature of the subject, aspect and historical moment. This proposal is relevant because, besides attesting the past tense compound use made throughout Portuguese history as previous research has done on the topic, it investigates the factors that condition to have/there to be + past participle change from the socio-functionalist viewpoint.