Cliticização do item-mente no português do século XVIII

The element -mente, from Latin mens, mentis ”spirit, soul,” is involved in the formation of adverbs in the vast majority of Romance languages. In Brazilian Portuguese, written in the 18th century, the element is graphically connected to the preceding noun in three ways: with a space, with a hyphen,...

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Autores: Alexia Teles Duchowny, Julia Maria Couto da Costa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFMG
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufmg.br:1843/81361
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.18364/rc.2023n64.1046
http://hdl.handle.net/1843/81361
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4796-9762
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4745-0802
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Item -mente
Português do século XVIII
Advérbios
Cliticização
Gramaticalização
Língua portuguesa - Advérbio
Língua portuguesa - Gramatica - 1500-1799
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Sumario:The element -mente, from Latin mens, mentis ”spirit, soul,” is involved in the formation of adverbs in the vast majority of Romance languages. In Brazilian Portuguese, written in the 18th century, the element is graphically connected to the preceding noun in three ways: with a space, with a hyphen, or without a space at all. We test the hypothesis that the cliticization of this item was already completed in the 18th century, using as corpus statutes and obligations of fraternities and ”devassa terms” from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. For this purpose, it is necessary to use the theoretical and methodological framework not only of cliticization, but also of grammaticalization. It is concluded that the Portuguese -mente in the 18th century was at the end of its cliticization process. However, this process was still ongoing, as there were a small but still present number of adverbs where there was a graphic separation between the element and the noun it refers to.