In the discursive plot of an essays anthology about Brazil: meaning constitution, formulation and circulation in Nenhum Brasil existe: pequena enciclopédia
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https://doi.org/10.5433/2237-4876.2009v12n2p83Keywords:
Discourse, Text, Brazilian identity construction.Abstract
Taking into account the issue of national identity from a discursive perspective (Pêcheux, 1990; Orlandi, 1999), this paper aims to reflect upon the essays collection Nenhum Brasil existe (João Cezar Rocha, 2003), establishing connections among three processes of language production in the anthology: its constitution (memory discourse, interdiscourse), formulation (textualization of anthology) and the ways of circulation in the society. In this case, we examined the relationship between linguistic and discursive materiality in the domain of formulation and circulation when faced with the organization of these collections, considering the implications of using anthologies when working with reading in the mother tongue.