A prática epistolar de Delmiro Gouveia: aspectos historiográficos, textuais e linguísticos

Abstract

In this study, derived from the PIBIC - Letras, entitled “Formas de tratamento em cartas pessoais de Delmiro Gouveia”, it is sought to investigate the pronominal occurrences in the missives in order to analyze the functions of writing through linguistic-discursive aspects and also to observe, from the linguistic materiality of the letters, linguistic elements that characterize the points that constitute their composition. In order to meet the objectives proposed by this research, regarding the methodological procedures, we carried out a bibliographic and documentary survey, in order to start the cataloging and transcription processes according to the editing standards of PHPB (Project for the History of Brazilian Portuguese), helping in the analysis of the collected data, in which, we tried to analyze the mechanisms of composition, circulation and transmission of these letters and the quantification of presence of pronouns. In such a way, we could see that the form of Delmiro Gouveia’s writing alternates depending on his interlocutor. In the act of corresponding with love interest letters, the use of pronouns such as “você”, “lhe”, “te” and “ti” were quite recurrent, while in business correspondence, more polite forms of address stood out, which leads us to affirm the existence of a “different” and more affective Delmiro Gouveia, capable of distancing himself from the coronelesque figure that is configured around him. When we turn to the results of this research, we realize how important it is for the preservation/construction of the history of Brazilian Portuguese and also in the memory of the subject Delmiro Gouveia and the historical-cultural heritage of the region of the Alagoas hinterland, a region that presented a considerable progress thanks to Delmiro’s endeavors. For the writing of this production, theoretical bases from Petrucci (2002), McKenzie (1997), Faraco (2005), among others, were used.