The diploma thesis titled "Language Correctness and Incorrectness as an Argument Used in Online Discussions" deals with a language criticism which is used as an argument in online discussions. Firstly, the thesis frames language and speech, argumentation, rhetoric, and communication. Then it introduces online discussions and describes how they work, and how they contribute to communication. It is also focused on the users as creators of content in online discussions. The thesis analyzes the corpus of online discussions in which the argumentation based on language correctness and incorrectness is contained. According to communication situations, the thesis classifies by what language criticism is started, what arguments are used by the critics, how the critized react, and how the others perceive language criticism. The research also examines the consequence of language criticism in online discussions. The goal of the thesis is to determinate whether and how language incorrectness may affect information value of particular post, and how the arguments based on language correctness and incorrectness are used.

Submitted by Jadson Francisco de Jesus SILVA (jadson@uefs.br) on 2018-02-01T23:23:55Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Disserta??o revisada para imprimir.pdf: 1077925 bytes, checksum: febc51fd9f739d57aecc3d34798fcbcd (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-02-01T23:23:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Disserta??o revisada para imprimir.pdf: 1077925 bytes, checksum: febc51fd9f739d57aecc3d34798fcbcd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-14 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES / In this dissertation, we make a semantic argumentative analysis, is done from the meanings guided for implicit and operators - as index of argumentativity and polyphony in online news. To that end, we chosen news that deals with the same fact: the Datafolha results about on the evaluation of the government of President Dilma Rousseff published on February 7, 2015. The reported fact refers to the low popularity of the petista - linked to the Workers' Party (PT) - and the political situations that triggered this drop. We highlight a corpus that is limited to three news items, taken from three different online midias. According to the principles of Theory Argumentative Semantic, from Oswald Ducrot's (1987), we analyze the news in order to perceive polyphony in the journalists' discourses and, therefore, to capture the argumentative orientation in the news. The results point to the conclusion that the same fact may have different meaning depending on the media which relays and the objective of the communicative reporter. To for this kind of meaning, the argumentative operators and the implicit act as devices that indicate the voices of other enunciators in the news and reveal the saying assumed by the journalist. / Nesta disserta??o, fazemos uma an?lise sem?ntico-argumentativa, a partir dos sentidos orientados pelos impl?citos e operadores ? como ?ndice de argumentatividade e polifonia em not?cias online. Para tanto, escolhemos not?cias que tratam de um mesmo fato: os resultados da pesquisa Datafolha sobre a avalia??o do governo da presidenta Dilma Rousseff publicada em 07 de fevereiro de 2015. O fato noticiado refere-se ? baixa popularidade da petista ? vinculada ao Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) ? e ?s situa??es pol?ticas que desencadearam essa baixa. Destacamos um corpus que se limita a tr?s not?cias, retiradas em tr?s suportes online diferentes. Sob os princ?pios da Teoria da Argumenta??o na L?ngua (TAL), de Oswald Ducrot (1987), analisamos os enunciados das not?cias com a finalidade de perceber a polifonia nos discursos dos jornalistas e, por conseguinte, captar a orienta??o argumentativa no texto noticiado. Os resultados apontam para a conclus?o de que um mesmo fato pode ter sentido distinto a depender da m?dia que o veicula e dos prop?sitos comunicativos do jornalista. Para essa interpreta??o, os impl?citos e os operadores argumentativos funcionam como dispositivos que indicam as vozes de outros enunciadores nas not?cias e revelam o dizer assumido pelo jornalista.

Submitted by Maike Costa (maiksebas@gmail.com) on 2016-01-12T13:27:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 8912045 bytes, checksum: 955e8221c287f3e1869b9cfa30810d9c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-12T13:27:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 8912045 bytes, checksum: 955e8221c287f3e1869b9cfa30810d9c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-25 / Considering that the official documents, PCN (1997), PCNEM (2000), PCN + (2002) and OCEM (2006), not clearly prescribe under which argumentative perspective (if rhetorical or linguistic) the teacher should work, this research took as its starting point the assertion that the Portuguese language textbooks tend to approach a more rhetorical aspect about argumentation. In addition, we started with the assumption that the linguistic aspects, according to the Theory of Argumentation within Language, developed by Oswald Ducrot (1987, 1988) and collaborators, may be relevantly designed and used in the classroom. As it is a qualitative-interpretative research of documentary and exploratory scope, we hope to contribute to linguistic researches, with a theoretical approach in studies of genres and the Semantic Argumentative as well as the analysis of textbooks, in order to identify if and how the rhetorical and semantic-argumentative strategies and resources support the activities concerning the argumentation proposed by four collections of Portuguese language textbooks, evaluated by the National Textbook Program (PNLD, 2012), adopted in ten public high schools in the city of João Pessoa, PB. In this sense, according to seven categories of analysis (four for rhetoric argumentation and three for linguistic argumentation), it was intended to check which conception the textbook authors used when preparing their activities about argumentative strategies based on two genres: opinion article and argumentative letter. During the research, we tried to make it clear that both rhetorical (ARISTOTLE, 2005; PERELMAN, 1999) and linguistic (DUCROT, 1987, 1988) aspects should be worked simultaneously in mother tongue classes. In addition to the description and analysis of the activities of textbooks, we proposed, as a suggestion and reflection, in the final chapter, two complementary activities in accordance to Linguistic Analysis in an attempt to show the need of working the argumentative strategies within the classroom and try to bridge the gap between what is prescribed in the official documents and what is actually taught to students. We based the analysis with the theoretical support of Aristotle (2005), Perelman (1999) Ducrot (1987, 1988, 2009), Nascimento (2005, 2009, 2012), Koch (2000, 2003, 2004, 2011), Espíndola (1998, 2004), Cabral (2010), Marcucshi (2002, 2003, 2008), Geraldi (1984), among others. / Levando em consideração que os documentos oficiais, PCN (1997), PCNEM (2000), PCN+ (2002) e as OCEM (2006), não prescrevem claramente sob qual perspectiva argumentativa (se retórica ou linguística) o professor deve trabalhar, esta pesquisa tomou como ponto de partida a asserção de que os livros didáticos (LD) de língua portuguesa tendem a abordar um aspecto mais retórico da argumentação. Além disso, partiu-se do pressuposto de que os aspectos linguísticos, conforme a Teoria da Argumentação na Língua, proposta por Oswald Ducrot (1987, 1988) e colaboradores, podem ser relevantemente pensados e utilizados em sala de aula. Por ser uma pesquisa de caráter qualitativo-interpretativista de cunho documental e exploratório, esperamos contribuir com as pesquisas linguísticas, com enfoque teórico nos estudos dos gêneros textuais bem como da Semântica Argumentativa e da análise de LD, buscando identificar se e como as estratégias e recursos retóricos e semântico-argumentativos embasam as atividades referentes à argumentação propostas por quatro coleções de LD de língua portuguesa, avaliadas pelo Programa Nacional do Livro Didático (PNLD, 2012), adotadas nas dez maiores escolas públicas do Ensino Médio na cidade de João Pessoa-PB. Nesse sentido, pretendeu-se, a partir de sete categorias de análise (quatro para a argumentação retórica e três para a argumentação linguística), verificar em qual concepção os autores se pautam na elaboração das atividades acerca das estratégias argumentativas baseadas em dois gêneros textuais: o artigo de opinião e a carta argumentativa. No decorrer da pesquisa, buscamos deixar claro que tanto os aspectos retóricos, conforme Aristóteles (2005) e Perelman (1999), quanto os aspectos linguísticos, conforme Ducrot (1987, 1988), devem ser trabalhados concomitantemente nas aulas de língua materna. Além da descrição e análise das atividades dos LD, propomos, a título de sugestão e de reflexão, no capítulo final, duas atividades complementares aos moldes da Análise Linguística (AL), na tentativa de mostrar a necessidade de se trabalharem as estratégias argumentativas em sala de aula, bem como tentar preencher a lacuna entre o que está prescrito nos documentos oficiais e o que efetivamente é ensinado aos alunos. Fundamentamos a análise com o apoio teórico de Aristóteles (2005), Perelman (1999) Ducrot (1987, 1988, 2009), Nascimento (2005, 2009, 2012), Koch (2000, 2003, 2004, 2011), Espíndola (1998, 2004), Cabral (2010), Marcucshi (2002, 2003, 2008), Geraldi (1984), entre outros.

The diploma thesis presents own research method for examination of speech formations. It focuses on examination of televised political debates. The method applied here may be characterized as an organized hermeneutic analysis of political discourse. Through the application of an analytical - philosophical approach (e.g. application of the theory of maxima, illocutionary acts evaluation, and analysis of arguments and verification of their truthfulness), the method allows us to establish objective facts of the debate as well as some personal features of debate participants. To examine texts, the theoretical knowledge of distinguished authors (J. J. Austin, K. Bayer, T. A. van Dijk, N. Fairclough, H. P. Grice, J. Habermas, J. Kraus, G. N. Leeche, J. R. Searl, and others) have been made use of. In addition to the literary survey, the thesis also includes the argumentation in respect of selection of the method, selection of talk shows, transcript of debates from TV records, transformation of the text into an analysable form, and research methodology. Accordingly, a specific communication model of programme is drawn up, the talk show discourse is analysed as a whole, and the styles and argumentation of selected participants are examined and analysed, which is followed by a comprehensive assessment of the...