A variação do português brasileiro na linguagem dos quadrinhos: o caso da Turma do Xaxado

Abstract

The present work is a study about the linguistic variations in comic books, having as an object of analysis the turma do xaxado, of Antônio Cedraz. This work seeks, also, to investigate the formation of the character’s identities through the language utilized. In order to accomplish that it was made a study about the conceptions of linguistic variations and afterwards the analysis of some strips from the Turma do Xaxado and Turma do Chico Bento, making comparisons between both. As theoretical background it was used the Works from William Labov, as other approaches from the sociolinguistics such as the Works of Tércia Ataíde França Teles e Edila Vilanna da Silva and the relationship between language, identity and politics. It was sought to comprehend the signs in comics, utilizing as basis for such works of Ivena Lima Goes and Paulo Ramos.