Escolhas Lexicais na Composição da Obra Rio Turuna, de Eli Brasiliense

Abstract

In this dissertation, we analyze lexical units and lexicalized expressions identified in the work Rio Turuna (1964), by Eli Brasiliense, which cover the meanings of the word Turuna. It highlights the way in which the author composes his narrative through a careful lexical selection that seeks to account for the significant surroundings that involve the environment and the characters of the book. In addition, it shows how metaphor and metonymy are abundant and operative in lexical creation process. The analysis intends to ascertain how the meanings of the words under analysis were created and established through metaphorical processes and how the use of these lexical units contributes to the purpose of the literary composition, style and concept presented. Finally, it is shown that both the creation of a lexical item, new formations (neologisms) and idiomatic expressions, and its variations of meaning involve pragmatic objectives, such as the need for expressions of new meanings related to the realities identified in the empirical world. The analysis is located within its historical and geographical context: the region known as northern Goiás, today, state of Tocantins. With this, the objective is, finally, to highlight the lexical-semantic richness of the Portuguese language, in the context of this Brazilian plot, from its regional outline.