The orthography is also people. Talk as Brazilians or with Brazilians?

Authors

  • Carlos Reis Universidade de Coimbra

Keywords:

Portuguese, Ortography, Brazil

Abstract

According with the Portuguese imaginary, Brazil as a country and the Brazilian as it has been glossed in Portuguese culture since Pero Vaz de Caminha`s letter. Thus, what does it mean to postulate the existence of a Brazilian language, which is also ring-fenced in relation to the matrix language that is Portuguese, a language of colonial diffusion and deployment. In order to achieve the purpose of this paper, As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor (1867) by Júlio Dinis e O Crime do Padre Amaro by Eça de Queirós will be taken as a starting point, both are testimonies collected in Portuguese fiction of the nineteenth century.

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Reis, C. (2011). The orthography is also people. Talk as Brazilians or with Brazilians?. Letras De Hoje, 46(4), 89–96. Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/fale/article/view/10211

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Vol. 46 No. 4 (2011): PESQUISAS EM DIÁLOGO: Literatura e Cultura na Bahia e no Rio Grande do Sul

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