Emergence of contrastive junctions in the history of Portuguese: contexts, polysemy and subjectivization

This paper discusses meaning change in the domain of junctions. According to a theoretical frame which grants pragmatics a status of driving force of change, I focus on the importance of context for the emergence of polysemy and seek criteria to analyze the tendency for meaning subjectivization. The...

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Main Author:	Sanderléia Roberta Longhin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo 2016-12-01
Series:	Filologia e Linguística Portuguesa
Subjects:	Semantic change Diachrony Junction
Online Access:	http://www.revistas.usp.br/flp/article/view/113070

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spelling	doaj-a0642d136c28433c8feba47ba2ae653a2020-11-25T01:24:01ZengUniversidade de São PauloFilologia e Linguística Portuguesa2176-94192176-94192016-12-01182263299Emergence of contrastive junctions in the history of Portuguese: contexts, polysemy and subjectivizationSanderléia Roberta Longhin 0Universidade Estadual Paulista, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil This paper discusses meaning change in the domain of junctions. According to a theoretical frame which grants pragmatics a status of driving force of change, I focus on the importance of context for the emergence of polysemy and seek criteria to analyze the tendency for meaning subjectivization. Therefore, I perform an empiric analysis, from a longitudinal perspective, of the semantic reanalysis process which has led enquanto, originally a temporal conjunction, to express contrast.http://www.revistas.usp.br/flp/article/view/113070Semantic changeDiachronyJunction
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title	Emergence of contrastive junctions in the history of Portuguese: contexts, polysemy and subjectivization
title_short	Emergence of contrastive junctions in the history of Portuguese: contexts, polysemy and subjectivization
title_full	Emergence of contrastive junctions in the history of Portuguese: contexts, polysemy and subjectivization
title_fullStr	Emergence of contrastive junctions in the history of Portuguese: contexts, polysemy and subjectivization
title_full_unstemmed	Emergence of contrastive junctions in the history of Portuguese: contexts, polysemy and subjectivization
title_sort	emergence of contrastive junctions in the history of portuguese: contexts, polysemy and subjectivization
publisher	Universidade de São Paulo
series	Filologia e Linguística Portuguesa
issn	2176-9419 2176-9419
publishDate	2016-12-01
description	This paper discusses meaning change in the domain of junctions. According to a theoretical frame which grants pragmatics a status of driving force of change, I focus on the importance of context for the emergence of polysemy and seek criteria to analyze the tendency for meaning subjectivization. Therefore, I perform an empiric analysis, from a longitudinal perspective, of the semantic reanalysis process which has led enquanto, originally a temporal conjunction, to express contrast.
topic	Semantic change Diachrony Junction
url	http://www.revistas.usp.br/flp/article/view/113070
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Emergence of contrastive junctions in the history of Portuguese: contexts, polysemy and subjectivization

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