The role of sociointeractional processes and conceptual projections in the semantic extension of deverbal nouns in -nte

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21680/1983-2435.2022v7nEspecialID27548

Keywords:

Deverbal nouns in –nte. Sociointeractional processes. Conceptual projections. Usage-Based Functional Linguistics. Construction Grammar.

Abstract

In this article, we look at the use of deverbal nouns in –nte. We discuss the emergence and routinization of meanings of deverbal nouns in -nte through the performance of sociointeractional processes and metaphorical and metonymic conceptual projections. Our theoretical framework is that of Usage-Based Functional Linguistics (LFCU), in line with the perspective of Construction Grammar. The data are from samples of Portuguese written in the period between the 13th and 20th centuries, from three historical corpora. The analyzes show that nouns in –nte can carry meanings that are not foreseen by the semantics of the verbal base but are the result of the intersubjective negotiation of meanings by the speakers. Conceptual projections are also important semantic extension mechanisms because they allow, by mapping notions from the same cognitive domain or from different cognitive domains, to promote new meanings for names in  –nte.

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Author Biography

Fernando da Silva Cordeiro, Universidade Federal Rural do Semiárido (UFERSA)

Doutor em Estudos da Linguagem pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Professor de Linguística e Língua Portuguesa da Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA).

Published

06-04-2022

How to Cite

CORDEIRO, F. da S. The role of sociointeractional processes and conceptual projections in the semantic extension of deverbal nouns in -nte. Odisseia, [S. l.], v. 7, n. Especial, p. 109–130, 2022. DOI: 10.21680/1983-2435.2022v7nEspecialID27548. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufrn.br/odisseia/article/view/27548. Acesso em: 19 sep. 2024.