How admitting language variation can improve our knowledge of the globe

Autores

  • Andrei Ferreira de Carvalhaes Pinheiro Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
  • Vera Lucia Paredes Silva Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Palavras-chave:

language variation, language and culture, lingua franca

Resumo

Linguistic literature has long established that all languages vary, because their usages orient to and is oriented by different social-political factors. In this sense, the purpose of this essay is to discuss how important it is to admit language variation, inside and outside the scope of one language only, though commenting primarily on Brazilian Portuguese. Then, this essay raises awareness to how language and culture are intrinsically connected, since the ways we perceive ourselves and the world are linked to both language and culture. Finally, the role of English as a lingua franca in promoting cultural contact is briefly demonstrated, considering its centrality in a globally connected world.

Biografia do Autor

Andrei Ferreira de Carvalhaes Pinheiro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Language and Literature undergraduate student at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Scientific Initiation Fellow (PIBIC/CNPq) in Linguistics, linked to the Program of Studies on Language Use (Programa de Estudos sobre o Uso da Língua – PEUL)

Vera Lucia Paredes Silva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Professor orientador

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Publicado

2018-08-01

Edição

v. 10 n. 2 (2017): Crátilo

Seção

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