A Lexicometric Analysis of the Poems from O Guardador de Rebanhos

Carlos Assunção; Carla Araújo

doi:10.4025/actascilangcult.v41i1.42079

A Lexicometric Analysis of the Poems from O Guardador de Rebanhos

Authors

Carlos Assunção Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Carla Araújo Instituto Politécnico de Bragança

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actascilangcult.v41i1.42079

Keywords:

Teaching of Portuguese, Corpus Linguistics, Nooj, Theme words, Thematic fields.

Abstract

This study is guided by a methodology that fits into a research model related to corpus linguistics and it primarily aims at developing a lexicometric analysis of the poems from O guardador de rebanhos, by Alberto Caeiro (Pessoa, 2007), using a computational resource of lexical analysis, the NooJ software (Silberztein, 2015). Based on the linguistic data provided by NooJ, we begin by presenting the general features that characterise the poems from O guardador de rebanhos, then we analyse the list of theme words, departing from the list of tokens in descending order of frequency. In the last part, we present thematic fields, drawn from the theme words of the corresponding poems. The lexicometric analysis of the poems from The keeper of flocks, by Alberto Caeiro (Pessoa, 2007), may be seen as an opportunity for didactic operationalisation in secondary education, revealing NooJ as a potential didactic resource and providing evidence of the indisputable contribution of corpus linguistics to teaching.

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Published

2019-05-31

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 1 (2019): Jan.-June

Section

Linguistics

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How to Cite

Assunção, C., & Araújo, C. (2019). A Lexicometric Analysis of the Poems from O Guardador de Rebanhos. Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture, 41(1), e42079. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascilangcult.v41i1.42079