Analysis of a narrative-report in the light of the Theory of Argumentation in Language

Authors

  • Neiva Maria Tebaldi Gomes Centro Universitário Ritter dos Reis/Laureate

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/signo.v42i73.8008

Keywords:

Narrative. Utterances. Chains. Meanings.

Abstract

This article analyzes the construction of meanings of a narrative in the light of the theory of argumentation in language, proposed by Oswald Ducrot and Jean Anscombre. The object of analysis, the narrative "História de um olhar" [Story of a look] is one among 21 stories from "A vida que ninguém vê" [The life that nobody sees], a book by Eliane Brum, who a Brazilian journalist that has excelled in literary journalism. The analysis, which was conducted with the support of the theory of argumentation in language and, in parallel, with a view at textual syntax, revealed that the structure of the utterances, fragmented at the beginning of the narrative, is modified as the identity of the starring character is being resignified. A narrative whose syntax contributes to the definition of the meanings of the narrative then arises.

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Author Biography

  • Neiva Maria Tebaldi Gomes, Centro Universitário Ritter dos Reis/Laureate
    Professora do Programa de Pós-graduação em Letras do Centro Universitário Ritter dos Reis

Published

2017-02-10

Issue

Section

vol. 42, nº 73 – Linguagem e Argumentação

How to Cite

Analysis of a narrative-report in the light of the Theory of Argumentation in Language. (2017). Signo, 42(73), 31-39. https://doi.org/10.17058/signo.v42i73.8008