Uma abordagem semâütica a moçambicanísmos

Abstract

This study is a semantic approach to new words in Mozambican Portuguese (MP). The aim is to carry out a descriptive study based on a corpus made up of data produced by speakers in a variety of situations and data collected from news organizations. The study consists of checking whether the new words in PM maintain or change their semantic fields in relation to the source languages (European Portuguese and Tonga). It was found that the change occurred at two levels: on the one hand, by extending the meanings (extension) and, on the other hand, by restricting the meanings (restriction). The following conclusions emerged from the analysis: The new words in PM that are the subject of this investigation come mainly from the Bantu languages of Mozambique (LBs) and European Portuguese (EP) as well as from a quantitatively non-significant group of unspecified foreign languages. The words that come from EP generally increase in length, while those that come from the Bantu languages, for the most part, maintain their semantic field. This study consists of five chapters.In the first chapter, I present the objectives of the work and the motivation that led me to do it. In the second chapter, I review the literature and define some basic concepts useful for the development of the work. In the third chapter, I look at the research methodology and, in the fourth, I carry out a descriptive analysis of the data, taking into account the categories, extent and semantic restriction. In the fifth and final chapter, I present the conclusions. (TRADUÇAO NOSSA)