Variation in terminology: capoeira in Belo Horizonte
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-9419.v16i2p403-432Keywords:
Lexicology. Terminology. Language variation. Capoeira.Abstract
In this pilot study we analyzed the variation in the terminology of capoeira in Belo Horizonte. The terms referring to 69 videotaped movements of capoeira were collected from 10 informants (5 men and 5 women, aged between 25 and 32 years, capoeira teachers). As a result we obtained 294 different terms whose patterns of variation are distributed among 15 types. We tested the hypothesis that the figurative terms tend to be replaced by non-figurative ones, and it was confirmed by the collected data. This trend was the result of a search for transparency in terminology, making the terms more descriptive in relation to capoeira’s movements.Downloads
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2014-12-20
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Variation in terminology: capoeira in Belo Horizonte. (2014). Filologia E Linguística Portuguesa, 16(2), 403-432. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-9419.v16i2p403-432