Evidencias sobre a polissemia e a gramaticalização do verbo “ver”

Abstract

This work investigates the polysemy and the grammaticalization of the verb "ver", trying to identify the different uses of the verb. Moreover, we tried to determine the constructional pattern that characterizes each of the identified uses. During the research, we assumed these hypotheses: (i) "ver" would develop, over time, discursive functions that would run a path of increasing (inter)subjetivization (FINEGAN, 1995; TRAUGOTT, 1995, 2010; TRAUGOTT & DASHER, 2005); and (ii) the different uses of the verb would be semantically related, revealing polysemy. In order to prove these hypotheses, we accomplished a synchronic survey,, which considered the distribution and use frequency (BYBEE, 2003; VITRAL, 2006; MARTELOTTA, 2009) of the verb "ver" in contemporary Portuguese, more specifically, in dialect of Minas Gerais. To do this, we used the corpus of the "Projeto Mineires. a construcao de urn dialeto", which includes the cities -of- Belo Horizonte, Arceburgo, Mariana, Ouro Preto, Piranga and Sao Joao da Ponte. From the data analysis, we could demonstrate that "ver" came from a [- subjective] meaning, based on sensorial perception, and developed [+ subjective] uses, related to cognitive perception. We also identified other [+ (inter)subjective] uses of the verb, among which stand out the discourse markers.