Linguistic beliefs and attitudes in regard to the use of rhotics

Authors

  • Jacqueline Ortelan Maia Botassini Universidade Estadual de Maringá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/2237-4876.2009v12n1p85

Keywords:

Beliefs and linguistic attitudes, Linguistic variety, Rhotics.

Abstract

The way some linguistic varieties are analyzed – positive or negatively – denotes attitudes of stigma and social identity. This work, based on the methodology of Variational Sociolinguistics, aims at evaluating speakers’ beliefs and attitudes towards the use of rhotics. For that purpose, 10 informants (six from Maringá, two from Rio de Janeiro and two from Porto Alegre) were interviewed, and the register, the description and the analysis of the /r/ variants were carried out in each syllabic used. Also, the answers given by those informants to specific questions about linguistic beliefs were analyzed. 

Author Biography

Jacqueline Ortelan Maia Botassini, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Docente da Universidade Estadual de Maringá e doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Estudos da Linguagem da UEL.

Published

2009-07-15

How to Cite

BOTASSINI, Jacqueline Ortelan Maia. Linguistic beliefs and attitudes in regard to the use of rhotics. Signum: Estudos da Linguagem, [S. l.], v. 12, n. 1, p. 85–102, 2009. DOI: 10.5433/2237-4876.2009v12n1p85. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/signum/article/view/4181. Acesso em: 4 jul. 2024.