出版社：Programa de Pós-Graduação em Linguística - UFSC
摘要：This study aims to explore superlative constructions from Construction Grammar (GOLDBERG, 1995, 2006; MIRANDA; SALOMÃO, 2009), having as main theoretical and methodological bases studies on superlativization (CARRARA, 2015; MACHADO, 2011). In order to verify productive superlative expressions in the colloquial use of Brazilian Portuguese, we investigated the occurrences of the expressions tri (as a prefix), baita and puta , in Corpus do Português. We searched definitions of tri , baita and puta , with the objective of eliciting the origin and motivation for the expressions. Regarding the formalization, we fitted them into the patterns proposed by the reviewed studies: tri as Prefixal Degree Modification Construction (CARRARA, 2015); and baita and puta as General Superlative Constructions. The analysis allowed us to propose constructional matrices and the enlargement of the superlative constructional net in Brazilian Portuguese.
关键词：Gramática de construcciones;Construcciones superlativas;Lingüística cognitiva;Gramática das construções;Construções superlativas;Linguística cognitiva
