Aceitabilidade de pronomes clíticos e treinamento linguístico na L1 com a tarefa labirinto em indivíduos de alta escolaridade

Abstract

This article aims to report a study that investigated the acceptability level and the effects of linguistic training of clitic pronouns through the maze task as a pedagogical tool to improve the implicit knowledge of L1 structures in highly educated individuals. Recent evidence suggests that language training can modify linguistic knowledge (WELLS ET AL., 2009; FINE et al., 2013; FRAUNDORF; JAGER, 2016). We analyzed the behavior of Brazilian speakers of Portuguese as a first language in relation to the acceptability of clitic pronouns (enclisis and proclisis) and verified the effects of an online training with the maze task, comparing the results of a pre-test and a post-test, in which we measure acceptability judgments. Regarding the acceptability of pronouns, the results suggest that the two structures with clitic pronouns generated similar behaviors among participants with higher education, pointing to an effect of schooling on the refinement of pronominal placement. Regarding the effects of training with the maze task, the intervention implemented was not sufficient to generate an effect on the perception of the acceptability of pronominal structures.