A linguagem do pantaneiro: perspectiva sociolinguística/Fabiana Portela de Lima

Abstract

This job consists on a description of certain phonetic aspects of the language spoken in the region of "Pantanal", in Brazil, focused on its variably sociolinguistic. It has been made after many interviews with residents of a small place named “Nhecolândia": all the interviewed were older than 45 years (both women and men), and most part of these people didn't have enough schooling in their lives. In these registers the main objective was to find phonological differences and the reasons for such a variation. There has been described the occurrence of the phonemes / t / e / d /, / l /, / s /, of “aférese” and epenthesis, and also other phenomena. Through this work it was possible to realize that the phonetic variations represents the cultural diversity of the area, but it can also be a consequence of these citizens' low level of formal education. This description intends to contribute for the oral language studies, by registering and systematizing the linguistic diversity of Brazilian Portuguese, especially in the state of "Mato Grosso do Sul".