Para uma abordagem mais ampla do problema de significado das palavras

Abstract

The present work comprises an introduction and six chapters. In the introduction, the problem to be discussed in the work is presented, the question of the meaning of the words and the steps that will be taken, the methods to be used for the bidding of data are enunciated. The parameters around which the argument will be made are also put in perspective. The first chapter presents a critical appraisal of some of the approaches or positions defended by various researchers on the problem of meaning. Then, in the second chapter, a proposal for incorporating, in the study of meaning, a dimension called "psycho-physiological" is presented and discussed, in which it seeks to show how words interfere in the our life influencing our behaviors. In the third chapter, the investigation methods used for data elicitation are presented, unfolding into procedures, and candidate selection. The general conclusions of the work are presented in the fifth chapter, followed by the last chapter, the sixth, which contains recommendations and suggestions. (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)