http://repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/23835 2026-06-13T00:36:30Z 2026-06-13T00:36:30Z Frota, Djavam Damasceno da http://repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/86647 2026-06-09T15:48:22Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Título: Da tradução como invenção: a transcriação em Poetamenos, de Augusto de Campos Autor(es): Frota, Djavam Damasceno da Tipo: Tese

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z Souza, Brenda Késsia Arruda de http://repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/86462 2026-05-25T18:33:11Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Título: Sinestesias linguísticas: evidências empíricas e modelagens teóricas Autor(es): Souza, Brenda Késsia Arruda de Abstract: This thesis presents an investigation in experimental psycholinguistics into the relationships between synesthesia, language, and learning. Synesthesia is defined as a non-pathological neurological condition characterized by automatic associations between inducing stimuli (such as letters and sounds) and concurrent experiences (such as colors and tastes) (Simner et al., 2007). Although conceptual research on synesthesia has expanded in recent years, studies examining this phenomenon from the perspective of learning remain limited. The main goal of this thesis is to identify experimental evidence of the effects of synesthesia on linguistic production and, on this basis, to propose theoretical and methodological articulations between synesthesia, learning, and language, grounded in theories of learning, development, and lexical access (Watson et al., 2014; Vygotsky, 1991; Huth et al., 2016) and in empirical studies that induce synesthetic experiences in non-synesthetic individuals (e.g., Andreev, Moskvoretsky, Gorin, & Zinchenko, 2023; Sasaki & Watanabe, 2024). To this end, the research was organized into four axes: (i) original analyses of data from synesthetes and non-synesthetes collected by Souza (2020), including semantic recall tests and standardized questionnaires; (ii) a study on color-vowel pairings in non-synesthetes, based on exploratory analyses of the Synesthesia Battery and a new experiment conducted for this thesis; (iii) a study on Lexical Complexity, involving the exploration of textual productions by synesthetes and the proposal and empirical investigation of the concept of Lexical Complexity (CL), through an experiment conducted in this thesis comparing synesthetes and non-synesthetes in image description tasks; and (iv) the proposal of theoretical models addressing synesthesia and learning. The combined results indicate that synesthetes tend to assign a greater number of colors to abstract words than to concrete words; that individuals without synesthesia do not exhibit consistent vowel–color associations, with the exception of the vowel A, which is frequently associated with the color red; and that synesthesia may modulate specific linguistic dimensions of Lexical Complexity. Overall, these findings support the hypothesis that multisensory experiences inspired by synesthesia can facilitate the teaching and learning of complex content. Tipo: Tese

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z Melo, Patrícia Minelly da Paz http://repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/86445 2026-05-25T15:35:57Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Título: A percepção das consoantes nasais na língua inglesa por falantes do português brasileiro Autor(es): Melo, Patrícia Minelly da Paz Abstract: This dissertation aims to investigate how Brazilian learners of English perceive nasal consonants in syllable-final (coda) position. The relevance of this study lies in the fact that inadequate perception of these sounds may compromise intelligibility and, consequently, effective communication in English, as accurate perception constitutes a fundamental stage in the learner’s phonetic-phonological development. By gaining a better understanding of how these difficulties manifest, the study seeks to contribute to pedagogical reflections aimed at improving the phonological perception of English language learners, thereby fostering clearer and more effective communication. Grounded in the Speech Learning Model (SLM) (Flege, 1995; Flege & Bohn, 2021), this study assumes that phonetic representations from the first language directly influence how sounds in an additional language are perceived, particularly when such sounds involve phonetic differences or contrasts that are absent in the learner’s L1. Within this framework, the study focuses on the perception of English nasal consonants /m/, /n/, and /ŋ/ in syllable-final position by speakers of Brazilian Portuguese. The study adopts a quantitative, descriptive approach. Data was collected through an auditory perception test designed based on minimal triplets containing nasal consonants in syllable-final position. The identification test was administered using the TP software (Rauber, Rato, Kluge, & Santos, 2012), in which participants identified the target sounds within sentences containing the target words. The results revealed that vowel context significantly influenced the perception of nasal consonants in coda position, but in the opposite direction of the initial hypothesis: words preceded by the vowel /ʌ/ showed greater perceptual stability and lower error rates than those preceded by /æ/. The position of the target word in the sentence (medial or final) did not exert a significant effect on participants’ performance. In contrast, sentence type proved to be relevant, as declarative sentences yielded higher perceptual accuracy than interrogative ones. Overall, the findings corroborate the assumptions of the Speech Learning Model by indicating that phonological differences between Brazilian Portuguese and English influence the formation of perceptual categories in L2. Tipo: Dissertação

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z Tavares, Cristina Paula http://repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/86225 2026-05-12T13:42:26Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Título: O apagamento da oclusiva alveolar /d/ de gerúndio no falar de Fortaleza-CE Autor(es): Tavares, Cristina Paula Abstract: This study aims to analyze the production and deletion of /d/ in gerund verbs in the speech of Fortaleza-CE, a phenomenon that can occur with or without the articulation of the phoneme /d/. The investigation is based on the Theory of Linguistic Variation and Change (Labov, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2008; Weinreich; Labov; Herzog, 2006), seeking to understand the influence of linguistic and extralinguistic factors on the production and deletion of /d/ in gerund verbs. The data collected were extracted from participants from the aforementioned city who were born and have resided there for at least 10 uninterrupted years, in cases where they had moved away from the region, that is, lived in another city for some period. The sample was stratified according to age group (I: 18-28 years old, II: 29-39) and educational level (completed secondary and higher education). In addition, linguistic factors extracted from verbs in the gerund form whose thematic vowels belong to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd conjugations were considered. The data were extracted from a corpus of image descriptions and readings of carrier phrases, and analyzed through auditory perception (listening) by four judges. This perceptual analysis observed when the /d/ of the gerund was pronounced or not, or when the judge had doubts. Subsequently, possible effects of the predictor variables on the response variable, the deletion of the /d/ of the gerund, were verified. Then, possible effects of the predictor variables on the response variable, the deletion of the /d/ in gerunds, were verified. The results indicate that verbs of the 1st conjugation are those that most favor the phenomenon, with a percentage of 22.7%, exceeding the rates recorded for the 2nd (17.1%) and 3rd conjugations (15.5%). Regarding extralinguistic variables, synchronic stability was observed between generational groups. The contiguity between the investigated age ranges (18-28 years old, Range I and 29- 39 years old, Range II) revealed very similar deletion rates (19.1% in Range I and 17.9% in Range II), suggesting that speakers share similar social pressures. This near-homogeneity characterizes the phenomenon not as an ongoing change, but as a consolidated linguistic marker in the speech community. Regarding education, it was confirmed that speakers with secondary education tend to delete more (19.3%) than those with higher education (17.8%), highlighting the role of formal instruction as an inhibiting factor. It is concluded that deletion in Fortaleza is conditioned by an intersection of phonetic-functional factors and normative pressures. Tipo: Dissertação

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