Uma análise funcionalista das orações pseudorrelativas modalizadoras

Abstract

This paper aims to describe the syntactic, semantic and pragmatic aspects associated with the use of “pseudorrelativas modalizadoras” clause. Initially, we assessed, in traditional, pre- and post-NGB grammars, and descriptive grammars of English language and linguistics research on relative clauses, there is reference to the type of construction that we designate as “orações pseudorrelativas modalizadoras”. From this initial literature review, we found that this construction seems to have been overlooked by grammarians and linguists because almost nonexistent allusion to it. Under functionalist theoretical orientation, specifically the Functional Discourse Grammar of Hengeveld & Mackenzie (2008), we seek then proceed to an analysis of the construction “pseudorrelativa modalizadora” properties, from two perspectives: (i) the antecedent of “pseudorrelativa modalizadora” clause; and (ii) the “pseudorrelativa modalizadora” clause properly. Our corpus analysis consists of samples of texts in oral and written forms of Portuguese, with events in both the Brazilian and European variant. Furthermore, we contemplate two stages of language: (i) contemporary with texts dating from 1950 to the 1990s; and (ii) diachronic, with texts dating from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, prior to 1950s. The analysis of the events collected showed us that “pseudorrelativa modalizadora” construction had higher occurrence in our data, in writings and contemporary texts, ie of the twentieth century, subsequent to 1950. A total of 55 occurrences quantified for observation frequency, the analysis of these events showed us that pseudorrelativa modalizadora construction had higher incidence in our data, in writings and contemporary texts, ie the twentieth century, subsequent to 1950. In a Declarative Illocution pragmatically presenting as Reference Subact, in general, a constructional reference proves to be the antecedent of “pseudorrelativa modalizadora” clause characterized rather as a semantic entity type Individual, who exercises, especially the syntactic function of direct object. Built around a predicate of Epistemic or Evidential modal domains , the “pseudorrelativa modalizadora” housing as one of its arguments one clause with completive nature of propositional content that is presented , preferably , in the form embedded, in which the term correferente the previous exercises , most often, the syntactic function of preverbal subject . Regarding the level of integration of the construction , we see that “pseudorrelativa modalizadora” clause may or may not be separated from the preceding by a pause, and that pseudorrelativa clause and clause have embedded non- subject corelative, Time Mode and non-verbal equivalent and presence of connective, which features low level of integration. Finally, regarding the level of integration between our construction and the Main Clause, certify that it has, almost exclusively, on the sidelines Location of Main Clause, which reveals a determinant.