Revisiting the multifunctionality of mesmo in Portuguese

Authors

  • Michel Gustavo Fontes Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
  • Pablo Canovas Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22409/9g3b0r15

Keywords:

multifunctionality, mesmo, Functional Discourse Grammar

Abstract

Following Functional Discourse Grammar principles (Hengeveld & Mackenzie, 2008), this paper aims at characterizing the multifunctionality of mesmo in contemporary Portuguese. Based on data taken from Corpus do Português (Davies & Ferreira, 2006), this investigation describes different uses of mesmo in Portuguese by mapping their functional and formal properties. As results, mesmo is analyzed as an interpersonal primitive with four different uses, depending on its scope, pragmatic meaning, and morphosyntactic features: (i) nominal proform; (ii) adjectival proform; (iii) emphatic operator; and (iv) expansive particle.

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Published

2026-08-06

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 72 (2026): Descrição do português em diferentes perspectivas teóricas

Section

Cad. Let. 72 - Dossiê

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Revisiting the multifunctionality of mesmo in Portuguese. Caderno de Letras da UFF, Brasil, v. 37, n. 72, 2026. DOI: 10.22409/9g3b0r15. Disponível em: https://periodicos.uff.br/cadernosdeletras/article/view/70932. Acesso em: 13 aug. 2026.