Explorando diminutivos em livros didáticos: valores semântico-pragmáticos, estilo e identidade

Abstract

This research addresses exercises on diminutive suffixes proposed in two editions of a textbook for the 8th grade of Elementary School, focusing on semantic-pragmatic values expressed by these suffixes and on stylistic and identity issues implied in their use, aiming to evaluate those aspects on the examined exercises. The analysis is based on Educational Sociolinguistics, especially regarding the continuum of stylistic monitoring, and in Variationist Sociolinguistics, especially regarding identity construction. Through a qualitative and documental methodology, seven exercises were analyzed. Five of them were extracted from the 2018 edition of the textbook Português: linguagens, published by Saraiva Publishing House, and two from the 2022 edition of the same book. The results show that: 1) in both editions, the textbook addresses semantic-pragmatic values expressed by diminutive suffixes; 2) only in one edition, the textbook addresses stylistic factors; 3) in both editions, the textbook does not address identity issues related to the use of diminutive suffixes.