A abordagem da mudança linguística no livro didático de Língua Portuguesa

Abstract

This paper presents the analysis made in Portuguese-language textbooks from the public school in the city of Bagé/RS, concerning the approach given to linguistic change. The paper aims at: observing whether there is a discussion about the concept of linguistic change; verifying if the relation between linguistic change and linguistic variation is made; analyzing what examples of linguistic change are presented. The theoretical-methodological procedures are based on the principles of variationist sociolinguistics and on the contributions of sociolinguistics to the field of teaching. In relation to the results, from five analyzed books according to the proposed objectives, four of them approach linguistic change, albeit superficially, none of them establishes the relation between variation and change, and three of them present examples of change. Given the results of the analysis, it is valid to highlight the importance of the inclusion of this matter in the school environment, bringing more elaborated discussions about linguistic change to the teaching materials.