O possessivo seu - diferentes tipos de ambigüidade e de posse

Authors

  • Jussara Abraçado Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)

Keywords:

possessive system, ambiguity, Brazilian Portuguese

Abstract

This paper is a study of different kinds of ambiguity observed in different kinds of possession involving uses of the possessive of third person in Brazilian Portuguese (seu). With theoretical support provided by the Funcionalist Model, it aims to show that seu _ that theoretically can be used like possessive of second person of singular (você), third person of singular (ele), second person of plural (vocês) and third person of plural (eles) - has became possessive of você exclusively, because, just in this case, any kind of ambiguity is observed.

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Author Biography

Jussara Abraçado, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)

Professora Adjunto de Lingüística na UFF, doutora pela UFRJ. Tem trabalhos publicados em anais de congressos e revistas especializadas.

Published

2021-03-07

How to Cite

Abraçado, J. (2021). O possessivo seu - diferentes tipos de ambigüidade e de posse. Gragoatá, 5(9), 193-203. Retrieved from https://periodicos.uff.br/gragoata/article/view/49046